injuries

plural of injury

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Recent Examples of injuries One pledge suffered severe kidney injuries and was hospitalized but was expected to recover, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 The expansive list of diagnostic codes Konza provided in the email includes injuries that do not involve consumer products. CNN Money, 27 July 2026 Nuñez, of the fire department, said one patient, a 40-year-old woman with minor injuries, declined to be taken to a hospital. Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 July 2026 While not an immediate MLB call-up, Martin provides crucial organizational depth and an athletic option as injuries mount, reshaping the team's minor league picture during a critical period. Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Berlin’s fire service said that three people sustained life-threatening injuries and another eight were seriously injured. Geir Moulson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 The woman sustained minor injuries after being knocked to the ground and dragged during the incident, Murgo said, in an email. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026 The worst times in Los Angeles always came with losing — the injuries, the trades that didn’t work out (or the ones that didn’t get made). Dan Woike, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Rowlan has fully recovered from his injuries and is now thriving at his forever home in Phoenix. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injuries
Noun
  • These cases aren’t about monetary damages, but instead injunctive relief—specifically, a court order that blocks the NCAA from disallowing an athlete whom the NCAA classifies as ineligible.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026
  • Take a wrongful termination case where the plaintiff asks for past and future wages loss, emotional dress, and damages for PTSD that allegedly occurred from a particularly stressful workplace.
    Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • In some situations, the reforms also address historical injustices that prevented citizenship from passing through earlier generations.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • And yes, even Indy needed to endure the minor injustices of a TSA security check.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • Separately, a group of consumers filed an antitrust suit focused on the harms of combining Paramount+ and HBO Max.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 20 July 2026
  • Martínez-Olguín said the merger poses potential harms to the public, and that Paramount and WBD would not suffer any harm from having to wait a few months.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • Jobs will be won and lost over the next six weeks, as the Lions attempt to right the wrongs that led to a NFC North fourth-place finish in 2025.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Cox’s observation accompanied a new report the LDF released last week along with the New York Civil Liberties Union on how the state can right its wrongs.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

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“Injuries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injuries. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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