1
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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2
as in insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
that callous comment really wounded me
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as in injured
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Recent Examples of wounded
Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Luckily, there are cafes that will heal your wounded team just like Pokémon Centers.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
On September 20, 17 wounded people were treated at the charity’s organization’s hospital in Drouillard following a drone attack the same day in the Cité Soleil neighborhood.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The wounded hiker’s injuries were not considered life-threatening, the FBI said.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Luckily, there are cafes that will heal your wounded team just like Pokémon Centers.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Against a barely upright Niners roster (especially wounded in the passing game), Sean McVay’s squad should sweep the leg and disabuse anyone of the notion San Francisco is a contender.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
On September 20, 17 wounded people were treated at the charity’s organization’s hospital in Drouillard following a drone attack the same day in the Cité Soleil neighborhood.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wounded
Verb
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Kerzka and the others did their best to comfort them, to bandage small wounds; the most critically injured were already at the hospital.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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When Odegaard came off injured in the first half against Leeds and then Nottingham Forest, Arteta opted to replace him with Ethan Nwaneri, who impressed in both games.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Her collectedness collapses as Johnson turns the joke into a physical act-out, becoming almost insulted that this earthquake dared to frighten her.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Last September, when news broke that another friend of Kraus’s, the journalist Olivia Nuzzi, had exchanged intimate texts with Kennedy, Kraus wrote a Substack post accusing Nuzzi of ensnaring Kennedy and insulted her looks on Instagram.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Rose would cry, somehow even more hurt than me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Multiple incidents involving interference allegations and other voting issues were reported in the weeks leading up to the 2024 presidential election, including voter registration ballots being damaged and ballot collection boxes being set on fire.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Gaza Strip itself has been nearly leveled, with the United Nations estimating 78% of structures having been damaged or destroyed, leaving a monumental task of rebuilding for whoever will govern the enclave next.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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Reporters in the Brady Room earlier this week were greeted by the meme on a loop; the vice president, addressing them on the shutdown, laughed at Democrats who were offended by the trope.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Of course, Potato Head shrugged when Roseanne Barr was fired by the same network – for a single tweet that offended a woman born in Iran.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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The move outraged leading Democrats.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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As if to prove the magnificent treasures within Paris now belonged to the German dictator, the statue of Great War French hero General Mangin—which outraged the Führer—was destroyed.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wounded. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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