1
as in damages
something that causes loss or pain
the harsh words were the worst injury that his father could inflict
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as in injustices
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
the state did the rancher an injury when it destroyed his herd of cattle without adequate proof that it was diseased
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Recent Examples of injuries
The team now plans to develop more advanced models, including organoids that simulate chronic spinal cord injuries with long-standing scar tissue.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
The third woman received what is believed to be non-life threatening injuries, police said.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
The woman who was with him suffered minor injuries that are not life-threatening.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Aidan played basketball at Burlington Central, but his final two seasons were cut short by several injuries that kept him off the floor.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The driver and passengers inside the Land Rover were taken to a hospital with serious injuries, DPS said.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
The driver and passengers in the Land Rover were transported to hospitals with serious injuries.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
The two other drivers reported no injuries.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026
The man later went into cardiac arrest and died from his injuries.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
The third woman received what is believed to be non-life threatening injuries, police said.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
The woman who was with him suffered minor injuries that are not life-threatening.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Aidan played basketball at Burlington Central, but his final two seasons were cut short by several injuries that kept him off the floor.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The driver and passengers inside the Land Rover were taken to a hospital with serious injuries, DPS said.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
The driver and passengers in the Land Rover were transported to hospitals with serious injuries.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
The two other drivers reported no injuries.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026
The man later went into cardiac arrest and died from his injuries.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injuries
Noun
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The complaint does not list a specific dollar amount the city is seeking in damages.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Black Panthers were about rebellion and pointing out the injustices that occurred daily on the streets of the Black community.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The deaths and injustices seemed to have had an impact.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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California has prohibited new drilling within 3,200 feet of these sensitive sites based on studies of the health harms of pollutants coming from oil and gas activity.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Jurors in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold tech companies responsible for harms to children got their first glimpse into what will be a lengthy trial characterized by dueling narratives from the plaintiffs and the two remaining defendants, Meta and YouTube.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The arc of a wrongful-conviction story bends toward exoneration and release—a flawed but heartening correction of past wrongs.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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Keeping a list of wrongs ordered a world that was new and confusing to me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Injuries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injuries. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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