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as in wounded
to cause bodily damage to
injured himself while skiing
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as in marred
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the agent's treachery has injured our national security for years to come
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Recent Examples of injured
Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
The Stanford defense was missing sixth-year linebacker and captain Tristan Sinclair and junior Collin Wright, its best player in coverage, who were both injured.
—Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Kenney, who came to The Farm from Fargo, North Dakota but spent his first three years either injured or backing up current Los Angeles Rams kicker Joshua Karty, then nailed a career-best kick on Senior Day, sending the players and a small group of students storming onto the field.
—Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
During the shutdown, two workers were injured in a fire and the refinery repeatedly released hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide into the air and benzene into Sand Creek, which flows along the refinery’s northeastern border.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Two people have been killed and 10 others were injured in an explosion in Louisville, Kentucky, plant Tuesday.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
In 2021, cars killed nine cyclists in Santa Clara County and seriously injured another 58.
—Emily Pape, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Last month, three children were among five people injured in a stabbing attack in Beijing, the capital.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
At least 207 homes and other structures have been destroyed, 90 have been confirmed damaged, and six fire personnel and civilians have been injured, Cal Fire said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Authorities are investigating a shooting that left two people injured early Saturday morning in Union City.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
The Stanford defense was missing sixth-year linebacker and captain Tristan Sinclair and junior Collin Wright, its best player in coverage, who were both injured.
—Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Kenney, who came to The Farm from Fargo, North Dakota but spent his first three years either injured or backing up current Los Angeles Rams kicker Joshua Karty, then nailed a career-best kick on Senior Day, sending the players and a small group of students storming onto the field.
—Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
During the shutdown, two workers were injured in a fire and the refinery repeatedly released hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide into the air and benzene into Sand Creek, which flows along the refinery’s northeastern border.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Two people have been killed and 10 others were injured in an explosion in Louisville, Kentucky, plant Tuesday.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
In 2021, cars killed nine cyclists in Santa Clara County and seriously injured another 58.
—Emily Pape, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Last month, three children were among five people injured in a stabbing attack in Beijing, the capital.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
At least 207 homes and other structures have been destroyed, 90 have been confirmed damaged, and six fire personnel and civilians have been injured, Cal Fire said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injured
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His clean image was marred by scandal in the late 1980s when Garvey divorced his wife, got two other women pregnant, then married a fourth woman, his current wife.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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His victory was celebrated not only as a win for the democratic process in a region marred by a series of recent military coups, but also as the ushering-in of a new and younger political generation in Senegal, where the median age is just 19.Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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Her Millie is imperfect, damaged and human, not to mention quite adroit at code switching with her accent and vernacular.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Pax Americana was ever imperfect and to many people in the world, from Vietnam to Iraq, smacked of hypocrisy.Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The easy-to-use bamboo tool has a smart four-claw design that effectively removes any weeds in its way, and the long length of the handle means users don’t have to hurt their back or knees bending over to remove the pesky plants.Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2024
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Therefore, any tariff levy will hurt businesses that operate internationally, fears of which have increased in recent weeks following Trump’s election victory.Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 28 Nov. 2024
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Predictions for holiday spending are beginning to trickle out, but there are a lot of question marks in the air, including a massive port workers’ strike that began Tuesday and has crippled all shipping container cargo on the East Coast.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Saddam's Playbook All these sites were targeted by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq war and severely crippled the Iranian economy.Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Somebody with impaired vision, conducting a fingertip search, might gather as much as—or more than—a viewer with perfect sight who merely looks.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Children, older adults, and people with impaired immune systems are at higher risk for health problems from breathing in toxins from mold exposure.Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
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Utah’s roster is inarguably weakened by replacing Callie Smith with Genie Erohkina (one of the worst performers last weekend in Virginia Beach), but the roster rules incentivize teams to dump a mid-season acquisition like Smith, so why not cash in at the trade deadline?Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The yen weakened in its largest single-day decline since June 2022.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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In fact, the original research that linked autism to vaccines was flawed and was subsequently retracted, and no current research has shown a positive link or correlation between vaccines and autism.Omer Awan, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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The first flawed assumption was that there were further inroads to be made with Republicans who are uncomfortable with Trump.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Tight end Charlie Kolar suffered a broken arm in Monday night’s win over the Chargers in Los Angeles, coach John Harbaugh confirmed Wednesday.Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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But 18-month-old Pluto was found nearby with minor injuries, as well as Whiskey, who dug a hole in the snow despite having two broken legs.Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Injured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injured. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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