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
Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The wounded man was taken to the hospital, and no officers were injured in the shooting, Bower said.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent clashes killed dozens and wounded hundreds, marking a dangerous escalation in cross-border tensions.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The Duke of Sussex and founding patron of the Invictus Games visited Ukraine to show support for wounded, sick and injured military personnel, in a stop that doubled as his second trip to Ukraine this year.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The wounded man was taken to the hospital, and no officers were injured in the shooting, Bower said.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Johnson is the third person shot in Downtown in just four days this week and the first fatally wounded in a shooting in the area this year.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent clashes killed dozens and wounded hundreds, marking a dangerous escalation in cross-border tensions.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wounded
Verb
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One of the most far-reaching questions revolves around why Woods has been injured so many times in his career.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Chevrolet's driver, Brandon McCall, 29, of Pocahontas and Ryan Atkinson, 24, of Walnut Ridge, a passenger in the Chevrolet, were injured, the report says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Minnesota academic later insulted Kirk's intellect.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Holmes insulted the man, throwing hundred-dollar bills at him.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Backup cornerback Charles Woods joined Landry on the sideline, downgraded to non-participation because of a hurt knee.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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With a hurt offensive line, the team may need to start figuring out what to do regarding the issues with the passing game.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In their study, University of Tokyo professors Emi Nishimura and Yasuaki Mohri have shed light on what happens when these pigment-producing stem cells are damaged.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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And this is the same thing all Gazans did after their homes were bombed or damaged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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How shocked and appalled and offended everyone seems to be by this.—
Nick Suss,
Nashville Tennessean,
13 Oct. 2025
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Such restrictions on the sale of chips offended China, Luria said, and ultimately led to Beijing limiting the purchase of chips to their companies.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Naroditsky's death at age 29 outraged his supporters in the chess world, who said he'd been bullied relentlessly by Kramnik, a former world champion who has accused many players of cheating in online play.—
Jason Abbruzzese,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
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County Board supervisors outraged by the transparency failure Since the emails came to light, supervisors on the county's finance committee have grilled transit agency executives and expressed outrage about the transparency failures.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wounded. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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