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Recent Examples of injurious The charges include recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public and violating the social host ordinance. Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025 They were each charged with at least one felony, including recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public, and violating the social host ordinance, prosecutors said. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025 Tariffs are neither a panacea nor necessarily injurious. Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024 Monopsony can be just as injurious. Erik Sherman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for injurious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injurious
Adjective
  • These are among the many casualties of the Trump administration's decision to level a research agency that has devoted much of its energy over the past five decades to reducing people's exposure to harmful chemicals and other dangerous conditions in the workplace.
    Will Stone, NPR, 2 May 2025
  • Along the way, it is divulged that Saw has not been protecting himself with a gas mask from the harmful rhydonium fumes.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • However, losing him for OTAs, minicamp, training camp, and more could be detrimental to establishing his chemistry with the offense.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • Pradeep Kumar Saxena, India’s former Indus Water Commissioner, told the Press Trust of India news agency in April that the country can stop sharing data with Pakistan after the pact’s suspension, which could be detrimental during monsoon season.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 7 May 2025
Adjective
  • Large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes are threatening states in the Midwest, with cities like Chicago, Minneapolis and Milwaukee in the crosshairs, forecasters said.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • The storm system is forecast to shift southward on Saturday, putting parts of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas at risk for damaging winds, large hail, and possible tornadoes.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • Mowing too little or too much can have adverse consequences for the health of the lawn and can also encourage unwanted plants to grow.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
  • Additionally, the stock is perpetually vulnerable to adverse effects from unexpected increases in commodity costs or regulatory scrutiny concerning health claims associated with functional beverages.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Maddison is responsible for dropping deep and pinging passes into dangerous areas, while Kulusevski and Bergvall are excellent ball-carriers.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • With all the drama unfolding at the Harrigan's, you could be forgiven for losing track of Harry's dangerous rescue mission.
    EW.com, EW.com, 11 May 2025

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“Injurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injurious. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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