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as in damaged
to cause bodily damage to
though she wasn't harmed by the flying glass, she slipped and fell on a piece and cut her hand
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as in injured
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the company's reputation has been harmed by allegations of crooked accounting
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Recent Examples of harmed
Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Smartphones and social media have disrupted learning and harmed student well-being, while AI tools now threaten the development of critical thinking skills.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The child wasn’t harmed during the encounter, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
No animals or people were harmed.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
There is no requirement to identify or follow up with the people who were harmed.
—Maya Miller, ProPublica, 15 May 2026
Poor Boyd and Lenya feel awful about the success of their mission, having harmed the M-6 personnel who were at Kuznetsov Station.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 May 2026
My office will continue to work alongside law enforcement partners like the Antioch Police Department to hold armed offenders accountable and pursue justice on behalf of all those harmed.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 8 May 2026
No animals or people were harmed.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Verb
No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Smartphones and social media have disrupted learning and harmed student well-being, while AI tools now threaten the development of critical thinking skills.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The child wasn’t harmed during the encounter, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
No animals or people were harmed.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
There is no requirement to identify or follow up with the people who were harmed.
—Maya Miller, ProPublica, 15 May 2026
Poor Boyd and Lenya feel awful about the success of their mission, having harmed the M-6 personnel who were at Kuznetsov Station.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 May 2026
My office will continue to work alongside law enforcement partners like the Antioch Police Department to hold armed offenders accountable and pursue justice on behalf of all those harmed.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 8 May 2026
No animals or people were harmed.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmed
Adjective
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Many of the hurt kids were at home when tear gas drifted in from streets where federal agents had deployed the chemical agent against crowds of protesters.—
Lisa Song,
ProPublica,
27 May 2026
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When the Sixers convened for Wednesday morning’s shootaround, Embiid was too hurt to participate.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
Verb
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So began the journey to create a hideaway resort sensitive to the natural environment and a marine reserve with the aim to recover the coral reefs damaged by dynamite fishing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The real risk starts when a pan gets too hot, too damaged or used in the wrong way.—
Ryan Brennan
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
Verb
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And in the southeast, one peacekeeper with the United Nations Interim Force died and two others were injured after a mortar shell struck their position.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Every day, there are news reports of hundreds of people rioting in cities across our country — windows being smashed, merchandise stolen, police vehicles damaged and people being attacked and injured.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Lemieux left Draper with a fractured jaw, broken cheekbone and a broken nose.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The formula has almond, macadamia, and olive oils to moisturize, plus hydrolyzed keratin to support broken strands.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Last week, a drone strike on a bustling market in central Sudan killed 28 people and wounded dozens more.—
Fatma Khaled,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Witnesses to the downtown Sacramento mass shooting that left six dead and more than a dozen wounded as nightclubs closed on K Street sensed trouble in the moments before the shots were fired.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Last night, Tatis’ excellent game was marred by a play that should not have happened.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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And despite the five-year time jump between Season Two and Season Three, Euphoria’s tentpole characters remained mired in the same troubles and destructive instincts that marred their high school days.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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But the investigator concluded in his report that alcohol was not a factor in the crash and that Pino, in his opinion, was not impaired.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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When the body remains in prolonged states of stress or hypervigilance, muscles may remain chronically contracted, inflammation can increase, sleep quality may decline, and recovery mechanisms may become impaired.—
Meggen Harris,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Verb
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In 2020, when attackers compromised the Twitter accounts of high-profile figures, Rachel Tobac, an ethical hacker who studied neuroscience and behavioral psychology before entering cybersecurity, was among the first to correctly diagnose the attack as a social engineering breach.—
Tarika Barrett,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Nevertheless, issues related to your job, your pet and even your health might feel compromised today.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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“Harmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmed. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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