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
This storyline later appeared in the second season of Girls, as Dunham’s character Hannah is overwhelmed with the anxiety of writing a novel and similarly injures herself.
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
In her desperation to ask Val for a job on the new sitcom, Sharon falls and injures herself.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Pool drain seriously injures girl Paloma Quatrini was just days away from her fourth birthday when the accident happened at an upscale resort in Mexico.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
When Don injures his hand, Blue (Hunter McVey) is forced to step into the competition for him.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Bystander videos, like the ones taken of Pretti, have played a key role for decades in informing the public when law enforcement kills or injures people.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
California law already criminalizes unsafe gun storage in certain situations, including when a child accesses a firearm and injures or kills someone.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
In self-defense, Franck's group injures one of the attackers.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
If an animal injures a human or another animal, or has been declared dangerous elsewhere, it can be ordered removed from the city.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
In her desperation to ask Val for a job on the new sitcom, Sharon falls and injures herself.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Pool drain seriously injures girl Paloma Quatrini was just days away from her fourth birthday when the accident happened at an upscale resort in Mexico.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
When Don injures his hand, Blue (Hunter McVey) is forced to step into the competition for him.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Bystander videos, like the ones taken of Pretti, have played a key role for decades in informing the public when law enforcement kills or injures people.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
California law already criminalizes unsafe gun storage in certain situations, including when a child accesses a firearm and injures or kills someone.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
In self-defense, Franck's group injures one of the attackers.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
If an animal injures a human or another animal, or has been declared dangerous elsewhere, it can be ordered removed from the city.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injures
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The water carries large amounts of ice that damages shores, infrastructure and homes.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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More frequent use of marijuana also damages the brain’s working memory, which could lead to issues with safety, communications and work success, a 2025 study found.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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No sadness mars the purity of its paranoia.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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However, an earnestness mars most of the proceedings.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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Chops, gouges, wounds it like the shadow grooves on the sidewalks—the sun is setting earlier.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Imperfect fleshly reality occupies the stage, the region where bones crack and wounds suppurate, schlumpy humans fall for each other, and jealousy roams murderously free.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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Yes, DiVincenzo’s absence hurts Minnesota’s prospects of making a deep playoff push.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
26 Apr. 2026
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Inflation hurts on so many levels.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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The author takes an overnight Amtrak journey instead of a flight to Washington as the government shutdown cripples Atlanta’s airport.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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These pressures could produce a tsunami that fractures the state’s fiscal foundation, self-inflicts a crisis ultimately demanding drastic cuts, and cripples its competitiveness.—
Andrew Rein,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The exit of thousands of DOJ lawyers weakens law enforcement for many years to come, former DOJ lawyers told USA TODAY.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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Abbott contends the policy weakens statewide coordination with federal authorities.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The National Sleep Foundation concluded there isn’t enough evidence to confirm that blue light from screens before bed reliably impairs adult sleep.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2026
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If rain severely impairs your vision, pull over and wait for conditions to improve.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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