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as in harm
something that causes loss or pain
the harsh words were the worst injury that his father could inflict
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as in injustice
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 injury
Investigations revealed assailants had used a sticky bomb to ignite the fire, causing 4 pilgrim deaths and over 20 injuries.
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Officers called to the 1000 block of Fleet Street in Harbor East around 7 p.m. found a male pedestrian with a leg injury, Baltimore police said in a news release.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
Authorities said at least one injury was reported, but offered no details.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
However, in just his third game of the season following a return from the IL due to a right hamstring injury, Tauchman re-injured his leg.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Officers called to the 1000 block of Fleet Street in Harbor East around 7 p.m. found a male pedestrian with a leg injury, Baltimore police said in a news release.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
Authorities said at least one injury was reported, but offered no details.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
However, in just his third game of the season following a return from the IL due to a right hamstring injury, Tauchman re-injured his leg.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injury
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Although the Trump administration may have good intentions in testing new vaccines for greater safety and transparency, the harm done by unintended consequences could be devastating.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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The Department of Justice filed lawsuits against Hawaii and Michigan Wednesday, asking federal judges to preemptively block the states’ pending litigation against oil companies for their role in climate harm.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Then, a sudden twist propels the narrative into a surreal exploration of time, as Lazzaro awakens years later, unchanged, and ventures into a modern world where the injustices of the past persist in new forms.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Here, the senator was passively alluding to environmental injustices, which were commonplace in the 1970s and long before then.—
Jerel Ezell,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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Gum graft surgery can help manage these symptoms, prevent tooth loss, and protect the jawbones from damage.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
3 May 2025
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Sleeping on silk helps protect skin and hair from friction damage.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Buyers who make the correct prediction receive a dollar per contract purchased, while those who get it wrong receive nothing in return. To be clear, Kalshi is neither a party to these contracts nor sets contractual prices.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Others appeared to be armed civilians seeking revenge for wrongs committed during the civil war, residents said.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The order is so blatant in its attempt to rewrite history that to call it Orwellian would be something of an insult to Big Brother.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
29 Apr. 2025
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Earbuds have become the pedestrian’s car stereo, a kind of acoustic Bubble Wrap shielding us from noise or chatter or insults and makes obsolete a once-fundamental New York experience: the casual interaction.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Injury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injury. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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