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as in injuring
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 insulting
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
that callous comment really wounded me
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Recent Examples of wounding
Michael Loria, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Israeli leaders visited Arad, one of two southern communities near a secretive nuclear research site struck by Iranian missiles late Saturday, wounding scores of people.
—Alon Bernstein, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Other officers shot at Lanz and hit him twice, wounding him.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
On Sunday, Pakistan said a mortar fired from Afghanistan hit a house in northwestern Bajaur district, killing four members of a family and wounding two others, including a 5-year-old.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
The latest violence came a day after Pakistan said a mortar fired from Afghanistan hit a house in the northwestern Bajaur district, killing four members of the same family and wounding two others, including a 5-year-old child.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The attack on the Michigan synagogue took place on the same day as a former Army National Guard member who served years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State group opened fire on a classroom at Old Dominion University in Virginia, killing one person and wounding two others.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
In Virginia, another man opened fire in a Reserve Officers' Training Corps classroom at Old Dominion University, killing one and wounding two others.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
A day after a man opened fire at Old Dominion University in Virginia, killing one person and wounding two others, a Virginia man has been charged with illegally providing the gun used.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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An Iranian missile attack on Saturday hit the southern Israeli desert town of Dimona, badly wounding a child, according to Israel's ambulance service, and injuring dozens of others.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Israeli leaders visited Arad, one of two southern communities near a secretive nuclear research site struck by Iranian missiles late Saturday, wounding scores of people.
—Alon Bernstein, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Other officers shot at Lanz and hit him twice, wounding him.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
On Sunday, Pakistan said a mortar fired from Afghanistan hit a house in northwestern Bajaur district, killing four members of a family and wounding two others, including a 5-year-old.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
The latest violence came a day after Pakistan said a mortar fired from Afghanistan hit a house in the northwestern Bajaur district, killing four members of the same family and wounding two others, including a 5-year-old child.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The attack on the Michigan synagogue took place on the same day as a former Army National Guard member who served years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State group opened fire on a classroom at Old Dominion University in Virginia, killing one person and wounding two others.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
In Virginia, another man opened fire in a Reserve Officers' Training Corps classroom at Old Dominion University, killing one and wounding two others.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
A day after a man opened fire at Old Dominion University in Virginia, killing one person and wounding two others, a Virginia man has been charged with illegally providing the gun used.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wounding
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Thunderstorms will be possible at times, which may include damaging winds.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Not only that, through comparing 182 skin biopsies, the researchers showed the UV emitted from tanning beds caused unique DNA mutations, more damaging than previously known.—
Tori Crowther,
Allure,
19 Mar. 2026
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Multiple suicide bombings rocked Maiduguri, targeting a hospital and two markets, killing at least 23 people and injuring over 100.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The most recent attack occurred in Virginia at Old Dominion University, when 36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh opened fire, killing one and injuring two others.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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His defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is insulting news outlets from the Pentagon press briefing podium.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Dumas’ characters were written to be clearly different from each other, constantly insulting each other affectionately.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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The killing is Kansas City’s 27th homicide of 2026, which lines up exactly with the 27 homicides the city had seen at this time last year, according to data kept by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.—
Nathan Pilling
March 17,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2026
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Investigators argued the fatal poisoning was not the first attempt on Eric Richins’ life.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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When acute injury is diagnosed quickly, clinicians can remove offending drugs or add protective ones.—
Jyoti Madhusoodanan,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Paramount+ is being very protective of the series’ plot, though before anything really happens, the offending binary is established.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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Elkayam and Sklar were both arrested the day after their son’s death for fentanyl possession and acting in a manner injurious to a child.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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According to the lawsuit, staff members told parents their children's injuries were the result of self-injurious behavior.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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No hurricane made landfall in the US in 2025, but Matt Brannon of Insurify pointed to the toll from severe convective storms, which can produce tornadoes, hail and destructive winds.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Melissa brought heavy rainfall and flooding, damaging storm surge, and destructive winds to portions of eastern Cuba, just one month after the island was pounded by Hurricane Imelda a month earlier, the National Hurricane Center, part of the National Weather Service, concluded in its final report.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Her government is to scrap a lethal arms exports ban in the coming weeks to promote Japan's defense industry and cooperation with the United States and other friendly nations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Air Force now aims to translate those lessons into a portable, lethal system.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Wounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wounding. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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