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verb

past tense of harm
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Recent Examples of harmed
Verb
When fewer people use drugs, fewer will be harmed by them. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 Bar stressed that Netanyahu's decision several weeks ago to remove him from the Israeli negotiations team on the Gaza hostage deal harmed the efforts to release the hostages. Barak Ravid, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025 What if Gemma was at fault for the accident and seriously harmed or killed another person? Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2025 The other children were not harmed. arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025 The 5,200 contracts that are now canceled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025 More than 20% reported being physically harmed or threatened based on their identity. Annalise Frank, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025 So, if your family is harmed because of this dangerous legislation, there’s no accountability. Ryan Nawrocki, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025 The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmed
Verb
  • Everyone onboard the Cessna 310 aircraft were killed in the fiery crash in Boca Raton, while a fourth person on the ground — who was driving at the time — was left injured, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The passengers went to a hospital, but nobody was seriously injured.
    Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The decision was not marred by procedural unfairness.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Lennon's notoriously troubled upbringing was marred by paternal abandonment, frequent moves, and the sudden death of those closest to him, including his estranged mother Julia.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • By the time a tooth starts hurting, the problem is usually more advanced, requiring more extensive treatment.
    Towncare Dental, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Draisaitl has played three games since getting hurt against Utah on March 18.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Photos taken by the Associated Press on Sunday show broken windows and a damaged door at the front of the residence.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
  • In Okonkwo’s case, a broken wrist kept the former Arsenal ’keeper out for 11 league games.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In a few cases, Social Security numbers were also compromised.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Standardized tests sanctioned by the American Psychological Association can be invaluable aids to revealing whether decision-making parts of the brain are impaired.
    Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • For instance, in the life insurance industry, a product should not only ensure healthy individuals but all those who are impaired and in dire need of insurance.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • His vengeance included turning Michigan State in for NCAA violations, leading to probation that crippled the program until the late 1970s.
    Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • As the city litigated and revised the environmental impact report, two devastating storms in December 2023 and February 2024 — the same series that crippled San Diego’s Ocean Beach Pier — substantially damaged the wharf.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024

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“Harmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmed. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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