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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
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Fernandes would convert his penalty before delving deep into his bag of passing tricks to inflict maximum discomfort on wounded opponents.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Authorities said four airport workers were wounded.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Officers who responded to the scene found the wounded man and attempted to reach another person inside the home, Sacramento Police Department officials said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Fernandes would convert his penalty before delving deep into his bag of passing tricks to inflict maximum discomfort on wounded opponents.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
Lebanon's health ministry said Friday at least 217 people had been killed and 798 wounded.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Authorities said four airport workers were wounded.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wounded
Adjective
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Ferris, who is a paramedic, helped to rescue and treat injured people.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Typically, full contact is the precursor to an injured player’s return to game action.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Years of sanctions and Ukrainian attacks have damaged parts of Russia's energy infrastructure, limiting the speed at which the country can ramp up production or exports.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Multiple teens on e-bikes insulted a student with anti-Black racial slurs and spitting, and one of the suspects injured the back leg of the victim with the tire of an e-bike, campus police said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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But Washington really hasn’t insulted him, instead continuing to deploy him against top competition this year.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The hurt officers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Scherer said.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
25 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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If, like me, you’re not offended by raisins in your carrot cake, Costco’s carrot bar cake is available now in the bakery’s refrigerator section.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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Will they be offended and shun us?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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This practice outraged the American colonists, who believed that general warrants enabled tyranny by empowering officers to enter homes and businesses at will.—
Amanda Cats-Baril,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
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Already outraged by the decades-long wait for the park, the local community is up in arms over the prospect of 100 stories of concrete and glass looming over Bushwick Inlet.—
Katherine Thompson,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wounded. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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