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as in damaging
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 injuring
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 harming
Residents and businesses cannot afford for the city to continue to be a greater outlier, risk harming our ability to recruit top talent and investments and send the wrong message to growing industries looking to build or grow in Chicago.
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Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The latest episode of Newsweek's Horizons podcast investigates the most promising ways to reduce the flood of plastic waste clogging waterways, threatening human health and harming ocean ecosystems.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
In a video published by the New York Post in 2023, Kennedy floated the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 may have been engineered to avoid harming Jews and Chinese people.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Claire, on the other hand, has reached the anger level of her grief and considers harming herself using one of her scalpels.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
In addition to harming these college graduates, degree inflation closes job opportunities to the 64% of Americans who do not have a college degree.
—Preston Cooper, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
This takes time, and going too far, acting arbitrarily, or harming people can sometimes provide a basis for legal challenges.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The remaining plastic waste is incinerated or ends up in landfills or in waterways, endangering wildlife, damaging the environment and harming human health.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
In contrast, Kennedy built his career suing corporate giants for harming the environment and public health.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The latest episode of Newsweek's Horizons podcast investigates the most promising ways to reduce the flood of plastic waste clogging waterways, threatening human health and harming ocean ecosystems.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
In a video published by the New York Post in 2023, Kennedy floated the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 may have been engineered to avoid harming Jews and Chinese people.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Claire, on the other hand, has reached the anger level of her grief and considers harming herself using one of her scalpels.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
In addition to harming these college graduates, degree inflation closes job opportunities to the 64% of Americans who do not have a college degree.
—Preston Cooper, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
This takes time, and going too far, acting arbitrarily, or harming people can sometimes provide a basis for legal challenges.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The remaining plastic waste is incinerated or ends up in landfills or in waterways, endangering wildlife, damaging the environment and harming human health.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
In contrast, Kennedy built his career suing corporate giants for harming the environment and public health.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harming
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During his appearance on the podcast, Freeman also spoke about injuring himself on the set of David Fincher's thriller movie, Se7en.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Police in Pennsylvania are searching for a man charged with breaking into a home in a Philadelphia suburb, fatally shooting a 25-year-old man and injuring a woman.Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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QSAs are certified by the PCI SSC to validate a merchant’s adherence to PCI DSS and play a vital role in helping businesses achieve compliance faster and more efficiently without compromising security.Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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This level of control enables continuous delivery without compromising stability.Dan Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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One concern Giordano brings up is rapamycin further weakening a person’s immune system.Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 10 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, stronger enforcement of existing sanctions and the introduction of tariffs on Russian goods, in addition to the goods of its backers — weakening Putin’s grip on power and the Russian economy.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Harming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harming. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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