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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
Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Based in the first city just north of Israel's evacuation zone that covers nearly all southern Lebanon, the Sidon Government Emergency Hospital takes more wounded people every day, said Mona Teryaki, the director.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Months after federal immigration agents shot and killed two people and wounded a third in separate incidents during the ICE surge in Minneapolis, the status of the federal investigations into the three shootings remains an open question.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Police found five bullet casings and recovered Bitikofer and the wounded man’s cell phones.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Based in the first city just north of Israel's evacuation zone that covers nearly all southern Lebanon, the Sidon Government Emergency Hospital takes more wounded people every day, said Mona Teryaki, the director.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
That setback, according to those who knew him well, wounded him—and transformed him.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Months after federal immigration agents shot and killed two people and wounded a third in separate incidents during the ICE surge in Minneapolis, the status of the federal investigations into the three shootings remains an open question.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wounded
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The injured parent was placed in a rescue litter and loaded onto a medical grade helicopter, which flew them to a local trauma center, rescuers said.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Bader has dealt with the hamstring, along with an injured thumb, since spring training.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Along those lines, the Illinois Cannabis Equity Coalition is a nonprofit which advocates for the state’s legal pot program to reinvest in areas damaged by the war on drugs.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Israeli soldiers who damaged a figure of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon and photographed the incident will be removed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days of military detention, according to the Israeli military.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Haulcy plays like somebody insulted his family before kickoff.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Trump has threatened to fire Powell a number of times, as well as insulted his character and policies.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Ailing with a hurt knee and foot that kept him from elevating, the graduate transfer from UAB finished with 13 points on 4-for-13 shooting.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Ailing with a hurt knee and foot that kept him from elevating, the graduate transfer from UAB finished with 13 points on 4-of-13 shooting.—
Eddie Pells,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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Stevenson knows some people will be offended by such gender stereotyping.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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If your reactive skin has ever been personally offended by retinol (same), peptides offer a gentler way in.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
6 Apr. 2026
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Based on Chuck Palahniuk’s novel and starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, Fincher’s brooding and violent vision allegedly outraged Murdoch.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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The camp's plan to reopen part of the campus this summer and host nearly 900 girls has outraged the families of the girls killed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wounded. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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