as in harmful
causing or capable of causing harm
inaccurate news reports are injurious to the public's faith in the media
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Recent Examples of injurious
The charges include recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public and violating the social host ordinance.
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
They were each charged with at least one felony, including recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public, and violating the social host ordinance, prosecutors said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Tariffs are neither a panacea nor necessarily injurious.
—Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024
Monopsony can be just as injurious.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
They were each charged with at least one felony, including recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public, and violating the social host ordinance, prosecutors said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Tariffs are neither a panacea nor necessarily injurious.
—Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024
Monopsony can be just as injurious.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injurious
Adjective
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The debate over the law centers on balancing accountability for harmful content with the risks of censorship and stifled innovation.—
Daryl Lim,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2025
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Shiny and minty, these balms provide a gloss-like effect while protecting your lips from the sun’s harmful rays.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2025
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Archer: Not having a rink in L.A. has been really detrimental to the skating community.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, the study highlights cultural contingencies, indicating that the detrimental effects of workplace aggression are amplified in cultures characterized by high individualism and masculinity.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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But the uncertainty bred by the trade war is just as damaging to businesses’ bottom lines as consumers pull back their spending.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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More studies will have to determine just how damaging microplastics truly are to fertility.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In the study, the researchers measured patients’ impulse control behavior disorders, excessive daytime sleepiness, blood pressure changes and weight changes, and found that the adverse effects linked to tavapadon were no different from those who received a placebo.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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So far, Lilly said the adverse effects of its new pill are consistent with GLP-1s, a class of medications primarily used to treat type 2 diabetes.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Prioritising one competition in favour of another is a dangerous game to play in any case when the stakes are so high.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The most immediate context for this comment is presumably both the backlash to Hogwarts Legacy and the ongoing backlash over Rowling’s views writ large regarding trans women being dangerous predators.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Injurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injurious. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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