1
as in damages
to cause bodily damage to
injured himself while skiing
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as in mars
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the agent's treachery has injured our national security for years to come
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Recent Examples of injures
If a dog that has not been officially declared dangerous severely injures or kills a person when unprovoked, authorities may confiscate the dog, and the dog’s owner is liable for the incident.
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
This is an inflammatory condition in which swelling injures the optic nerve, disrupting the transmission of visual information from the eye to the brain.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
One speaker there who expressed support for trans athletes in girls' sports suggested that McNabb's injury shouldn't be used to justify banning males from girls' volleyball, and that any female athlete who injures an opponent should also be banned in that case.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
One fourth of the way into the movie, while the men are separated, one of them injures his hands.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
This is an inflammatory condition in which swelling injures the optic nerve, disrupting the transmission of visual information from the eye to the brain.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
One speaker there who expressed support for trans athletes in girls' sports suggested that McNabb's injury shouldn't be used to justify banning males from girls' volleyball, and that any female athlete who injures an opponent should also be banned in that case.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
One fourth of the way into the movie, while the men are separated, one of them injures his hands.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injures
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This interaction damages skin cells and can trigger irritation, redness, stinging or burning.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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If the power outage is specific to your home, say a lightning strike damages your electrical system, things change.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Sep. 2025
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Deadly holiday weekend mars broad crime drop The back-and-forth followed a Labor Day weekend of deadly violence in Chicago worse than in the previous two years, with seven people shot to death, according to preliminary Chicago Police Department reports.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Valuing a project at cost of production rather than value in an arm’s length sale—common in all economic statistics—especially mars Chinese data.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Set against Mumbai’s relentless pulse, their delicate connection faces tests as personal histories, desires, and wounds resurface.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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No policy wounds Tibetan dignity more profoundly than attempts to co-opt its spiritual and institutional heart.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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The object may slip or the line may blur, but what hurts more is the sense of exclusion.—
Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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As Dexter questions why Batista’s death hurts so much, Brian chastises his brother for listening to Harry too much.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025
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An ongoing alien siege cripples the world’s militaries, infrastructure, and communication centers but Will can run Premiere Pro, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and remote control a Tesla all at the same time.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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Bottom line—moving Space Command headquarters weakens our national security at the worst possible time.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
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If employees rely on tools only for quick answers, curiosity weakens.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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This happens because part of our mental resources are constantly devoted to not thinking about our phones, and that creates a form of cognitive load that impairs learning.—
Angelica Mari,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The disease impairs cells’ mitochondria, which are kind of like tiny batteries that generate energy for cells to function correctly.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Injures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injures. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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