1
as in to damage
to cause bodily damage to
an arrow had wounded the animal, but the vet was able to save it
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2
as in to insult
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
that callous comment really wounded me
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Recent Examples of wound
Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
Paramedics found him with a knife wound to his chest.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Zaporizhzhia regional head Ivan Fedorov said a man and a woman were killed and two children wounded when a Russian drone hit a private house on Saturday morning.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Upon arrival at the scene, deputies found a man in his 40s with a gunshot wound.
—Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
Paramedics found him with a knife wound to his chest.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
Two Illinois State University students were among six people wounded in a mass shooting in downstate Normal, Illinois, early Sunday.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Zaporizhzhia regional head Ivan Fedorov said a man and a woman were killed and two children wounded when a Russian drone hit a private house on Saturday morning.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wound
Noun
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That said, slow running aligns with the zone 2 cardio trend, which promises ample cardiovascular benefit, plus minimized injury risk.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
20 Mar. 2026
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Detroit captain Dylan Larkin missed his sixth consecutive game due to a lower-body injury.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For Bob Work, the big red flag came with reports that Iran appeared to have damaged two half-billion-dollar radar installations at the outset of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Rescue workers said the direct hit in Arad caused widespread damage across at least 10 apartment buildings, three of them badly damaged and in danger of collapsing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If a debt collector begins yelling, insulting or using offensive language toward you during calls, that behavior may qualify as harassment.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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People were insulting me, we Argentines like that, but with respect for everything.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Get Tough Purchase ones made from cowhide, goatskin, or pigskin leather or abrasion-resistant canvas that will be harder for thorns to penetrate.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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Luckily for Martin, Kinzalow hopped in the driver's seat and slammed on the brakes, and Martin survived despite severe back injuries and abrasions to his extremities.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As the current supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has stayed out of the spotlight amid speculation he was injured by a strike, Larijani was largely seen as in command of the country since the former ayatollah’s death.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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Separately, Tehran also fired a projectile near an Australian airbase in the United Arab Emirates, according to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese — no personnel were injured.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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When acute injury is diagnosed quickly, clinicians can remove offending drugs or add protective ones.—
Jyoti Madhusoodanan,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Later, Netflix teams like the marketing department would be informed that her absence was due to her being offended by something that was said.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Your discerning side notices details others miss, so name what works and what hurts before proposing adjustments that would fix the latter.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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But if the situation drags on, higher energy prices could start to weigh more heavily on the global economy, hurting consumers, slowing growth, and keeping markets under pressure.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The bases outraged Osama bin Laden and contributed to all those years of terrorist attacks against Americans.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The series was cancelled in 2005, less than two weeks before its premiere, due to outrage about its premise, according to The Spokesman-Review.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Wound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wound. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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