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as in damaged
to cause bodily damage to
an arrow had wounded the animal, but the vet was able to save it
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as in insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
that callous comment really wounded me
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Recent Examples of wounded
ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Ferrying supplies and evacuating the wounded is a major challenge as drones target supply routes.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
The six who were wounded and arrested were identified as Cristian Ernesto Acosta Guevara, Conrado Galindo Sariol, José Manuel Rodríguez Castelló, Leordan Enrique Cruz Gómez, Amijail Sánchez González and Roberto Álvarez Ávila.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The attackers later ambushed two ambulances transporting the wounded, killing three officers and burning their bodies before fleeing.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Ferrying supplies and evacuating the wounded is a major challenge as drones target supply routes.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
Over the course of a few days in early January, plainclothes agents swarmed hospitals in multiple cities treating the thousands wounded by Iranian security forces who fired on crowds to quash massive protests against the 47-year-old Islamic Republic.
—Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
The six who were wounded and arrested were identified as Cristian Ernesto Acosta Guevara, Conrado Galindo Sariol, José Manuel Rodríguez Castelló, Leordan Enrique Cruz Gómez, Amijail Sánchez González and Roberto Álvarez Ávila.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wounded
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Two injured residents, a 25-year-old mother with severe burns and a 2-year-old child with serious injuries, were transported to hospitals, officials said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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Two injured residents, a 25-year-old mother with severe burns and a 2-year-old child with serious injuries, were transported to hospitals, officials said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Maternity units and hospitals have been damaged during the Russia-Ukraine war.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Up to 400 works in one of the Egyptian antiquities libraries in the museum were damaged in December when a pipe burst because of flooding, the museum’s deputy general administrator said at the time.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
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Both men have a penchant for self-dramatization, are easily insulted and vindictive, and seem absent the gene for humility.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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The president has frequently insulted Powell and threatened to fire him.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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Landry has been hampered by a hurt knee since mid-October.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Pro Bowl left tackle Garett Bolles played on a hurt ankle himself for the entirety of the second half.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Gilmore Girls star Milo Ventimiglia wouldn’t be offended if his daughter watched the show and thought that Rory (Alexis Bledel) may have been better off with someone else.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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Of course we were offended…but our frequency, our spiritual vibration is tuned to a higher level than what happened.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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The murder outraged various sectors of the city, and served as a reminder that domestic violence affects all parts of the community — including cops, who usually have to deal with the issue on the other side of the door.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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Spikes in the public charges in the recent past have outraged Connecticut consumers who pay the third highest electric rates in the nation, behind Hawaii and California.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wounded. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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