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as in damaging
to cause bodily damage to
injured himself while skiing
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as in marring
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 injuring
While traveling through Dayton, Texas, a truck struck the monks’ escort vehicle, injuring several people, according to local media reports previously cited by Reuters.
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Johnson had to withdraw from Beijing one month before the Games after injuring her knee.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The alleged killer, Claudio Neves Valente, opened fire on a study group at Brown's engineering and physics building, killing two students and injuring nine others, before fatally shooting MIT professor Nuno Loureiro, at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, two days later, authorities said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2026
Authorities said the two stole $300 before Ragan opened fire, killing the young boy and injuring his father.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
And while Warriors nemesis LeBron James is expected to play for the Lakers, his teammate Luka Doncic will likely be out after injuring his hamstring on Thursday against the 76ers.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Stephen Michael Clare, 53, is accused of stabbing his 11-month-old daughter, Willow, to death and injuring his 2-year-old daughter, Rosalie, and his ex-wife, Mariah Lee Gardner, on April 10, 2023.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2026
Lemon faces charges of conspiracy against the rights of religious freedom at a place of worship and injuring, intimidating and interfering with the exercise of the right of religious freedom at a place of worship.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Russian attack drones also struck a maternity hospital in Zaporizhzhia, injuring at least six people.
—Volodymyr Yurchuk, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Johnson had to withdraw from Beijing one month before the Games after injuring her knee.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The alleged killer, Claudio Neves Valente, opened fire on a study group at Brown's engineering and physics building, killing two students and injuring nine others, before fatally shooting MIT professor Nuno Loureiro, at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, two days later, authorities said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2026
Authorities said the two stole $300 before Ragan opened fire, killing the young boy and injuring his father.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
And while Warriors nemesis LeBron James is expected to play for the Lakers, his teammate Luka Doncic will likely be out after injuring his hamstring on Thursday against the 76ers.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Stephen Michael Clare, 53, is accused of stabbing his 11-month-old daughter, Willow, to death and injuring his 2-year-old daughter, Rosalie, and his ex-wife, Mariah Lee Gardner, on April 10, 2023.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2026
Lemon faces charges of conspiracy against the rights of religious freedom at a place of worship and injuring, intimidating and interfering with the exercise of the right of religious freedom at a place of worship.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Russian attack drones also struck a maternity hospital in Zaporizhzhia, injuring at least six people.
—Volodymyr Yurchuk, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injuring
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McCarthy warned that being too quick to bring untested criminal cases against political adversaries risks damaging institutional legitimacy regardless of which party is in power.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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This will keep other items from damaging the leather, as well as keep it dust free.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The demoralizing graffiti marring the main entrance to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 360 Lenox Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2026
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Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate, along with Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart and Jalen Duren, were ejected for fighting, marring what was an intriguing game between the top team in the Eastern Conference and the one featuring the NBA’s longest current win streak.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2026
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The gunman, later identified by police as 35-year-old Patrick Madison, fired at officers, wounding Gasco.—
Mike Toole,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The shooting started after Neves Valente entered a study session in a Brown academic building and opened fire on students, killing 19-year-old sophomore Ella Cook and 18-year-old freshman Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov and wounding nine others.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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Ask an arborist to assess whether the tree is at risk of falling and hurting people or property.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Texas Legislature had just gutted the public education budget by $5 billion, directly hurting my students.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The department blamed Congress for a sudden $120 million shortfall, but the Herald/Times reported this week that the department’s own actions are crippling the program.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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With temperatures well into the teens and 20s, the ice storm on the southern side will be crippling in terms of travel conditions, trees and power outages.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Other states have done so without compromising food safety.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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The surgeon performing this type of rhinoplasty must carefully reshape the nasal structure without compromising strength or function.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Injuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injuring. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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