the wounded

noun

: people who have been wounded
They carried the wounded off the battlefield.

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Hospitals overwhelmed with the wounded can't use their limited supplies on other patients. Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025 Swenson risked his life to carry the wounded to safety. Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025 Some of the wounded were bystanders who were not involved in the dispute between the two groups. arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025 Identities of the wounded — and the two rival gangs — have not been released. Mark Price, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the wounded

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“The wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wounded. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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