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as in damaged
to cause bodily damage to
an arrow had wounded the animal, but the vet was able to save it
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as in insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
that callous comment really wounded me
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Recent Examples of wounded
John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
Lingering communications can reveal wounded beliefs today.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 14 May 2026
Two men were seriously wounded.
—Mike Toole, CBS News, 14 May 2026
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Adjective
The defense also argued that Tuttle was too wounded to be a threat at the time he was killed.
—John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
Lingering communications can reveal wounded beliefs today.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
Lebanon's Health Ministry said Wednesday that since the war began on March 2, 2,896 people have been killed and 8,824 wounded.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Two men were seriously wounded.
—Mike Toole, CBS News, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wounded
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Officers arrived and found the injured woman, later identified as 69-year-old Balwinder Kaur of Yuba City, the Yuba City Police Department announced Wednesday in a news release.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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The injured man said he’d been approached by someone who demanded his vehicle, according to police.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2026
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While being held at the Independence Police Department’s detention unit, Ashley allegedly damaged the inside of a cell by smearing feces and blood on the walls and floor.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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The airliner returned to the skies because the NTSB determined that maintenance workers damaged the plane that crashed by improperly using a forklift to reattach the engine.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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And more than 1 in 5 Asian American Pacific Islanders reported being harassed or insulted in the past year because of their race.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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Someone stood up and insulted us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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When the Sixers convened for Wednesday morning’s shootaround, Embiid was too hurt to participate.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Ailing with a hurt knee and foot that kept him from elevating, the graduate transfer from UAB finished with 13 points on 4-for-13 shooting.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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No one should be offended at the mention of this.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Someone else could disagree, get offended or think less of you depending on how an exchange goes.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Kris Rogers is a Land Park community advocate outraged by the new program, which allows needle exchanges in a mobile RV positioned within several library branch parking lots.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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But the video, which came out three weeks ago, has outraged many of the business class.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wounded. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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