collateral damages

noun

Definition of collateral damagesnext
plural of collateral damage
as in fatalities

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damages
  1. fatalities
  2. casualties
  3. victims
  4. prey
  5. losses
Noun
  • Deaths have also risen sharply with over 7,700 fatalities recorded in 2024, marking a more than 200 percent increase from last year's 2,467, according to PAHO, while the virus spread to areas previously free of dengue.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • With fatalities already nearing 2023's total of 129, the IFJ anticipates that the year-end numbers could surpass last year's figures.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of fatalities
Noun
  • The state government, controlled by the army, said 65 people had been killed, and that other casualties had been transferred to nearby Al-Naw Hospital.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The other two fell in open areas, and there were no reports of casualties.
    Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of casualties
Noun
  • The bids were a fraction of the money that Jones has been ordered to pay in defamation lawsuits in Connecticut and Texas filed by relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting.
    Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Police found the two victims dead at the crash site upon arrival.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of victims
Noun
  • Once in place, researchers could visualize and observe which motor neurons lit up during what activities, such as bobbing the illicium to attract prey.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The adaptations evolved by both species pointed to a shift in the diet from terrestrial to aquatic prey.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of prey
Noun
  • Colleges can be expected to try a number of strategies to minimize their enrollment losses.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The rule is your tax losses can offset up to 100% of your taxable gains realized that same year, plus up to $3,000 in ordinary income.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of losses
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collateral damages

collates

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