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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
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
In a statement, the Lebanese health ministry said 31 people, including at least four children and three women, were killed in attacks and 40 wounded.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
Adam Thompson, CBS News, 28 May 2026
His partner, Nelson Crespo, was critically wounded.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Adjective
At dawn, as Iranian forces execute wounded protesters, a violent soldier discovers the five hiding in a dead-end alley.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
In a statement, the Lebanese health ministry said 31 people, including at least four children and three women, were killed in attacks and 40 wounded.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
Verb
On Wednesday, an 11-year-old was wounded after two suspects opened fire on a playground in West Baltimore.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 28 May 2026
His partner, Nelson Crespo, was critically wounded.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wounded
Adjective
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Two injured people were rescued from a jetty in Oceanside Tuesday evening after one of them was swept into the ocean by a large wave and the second went into the water to try to save the other, officials said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Ponder started Tuesday’s opening minicamp practice with the top defense in place of the injured Harold Landry (knee surgery).—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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René Magritte’s The Castle of the Pyrenees (1959) has gone to the conservation lab at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem after being accidentally damaged by a young museum visitor.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
9 June 2026
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About 2,500 houses and 117 government buildings and facilities were damaged in several provinces, according to an initial government damage assessment.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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In each episode a different guest sometimes played by a celebrity like Kumail Nanjiani or Atsuka Okatsu will walk through the door to get insulted by the pair.—
Joshua Dudley,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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And more than 1 in 5 Asian American Pacific Islanders reported being harassed or insulted in the past year because of their race.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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Many of the hurt kids were at home when tear gas drifted in from streets where federal agents had deployed the chemical agent against crowds of protesters.—
Lisa Song,
ProPublica,
27 May 2026
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When the Sixers convened for Wednesday morning’s shootaround, Embiid was too hurt to participate.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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The softball establishment was so offended by their tactics — Tennessee coach Karen Weekly told The Athletic last month that ex-Lady Vol Taylor Pannell signed a deal with Tech during last season — that Power 4 teams refused to play them in non-conference games.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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In an interview with Vanity Fair about the allegations, Garlin avoided discussing specific instances when his behavior might have offended colleagues.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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Tormented by the femicide and outraged by the indifference of the police and justice system, Laura decides to take matters into her own hands.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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Its realignment outraged Russia and put a target on its back as one of the West’s easternmost bulwarks against Moscow’s sphere of influence.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wounded. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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