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 members of Phi Kappa Psi were charged with at least one felony each, 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.
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Caleb Lunetta, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
All of the fraternity members, including Larsen, received at least one felony charge, including recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public, and violating the social host ordinance.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Caleb Lunetta, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
All of the fraternity members, including Larsen, received at least one felony charge, including recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public, and violating the social host ordinance.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injurious
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Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer acts like sunscreen, blocking potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Even apps like YouTube Kids can expose kids to harmful content.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
19 May 2025
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The multitrillion-dollar GOP tax bill could have detrimental impacts on decarbonization efforts in the U.S., according to energy experts.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
23 May 2025
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President Donald Trump's economic agenda is having a detrimental impact on workplace mental health, according to the American Psychological Association (APA).—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Potent thunderstorms across the central and eastern U.S. this week could trigger flash floods, damaging winds and possible tornadoes as California prepares for its first heat wave of the season.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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The plains in southeastern Colorado can expect damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph, 2-inch hail, heavy rain and a chance for tornadoes, according to a Hazardous Weather Outlook from the weather service's Pueblo office.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
28 May 2025
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In 2023, for example, a federal judge ruled that mifepristone should be taken off the market by citing low-quality studies that reported adverse effects from mifepristone.—
Keren Landman,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2025
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Those impacted by this recall or others can report a complaint or adverse event by visiting Industry and Consumer Assistance.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Cruise’s wing-walking sequence was somehow even more dangerous.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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Even ejecting from the aircraft can be dangerous and traumatic.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
24 May 2025
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“Injurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injurious. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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