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as in injuring
to cause bodily damage to
an arrow had wounded the animal, but the vet was able to save it
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2
as in insulting
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
that callous comment really wounded me
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wounding
Adjective
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The National Weather Service predicted severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and a few tornadoes in the afternoon and evening across parts of the Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
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That meant a cocktail of damaging offensive droughts, an inability to control ball-handlers off the dribble, an inability to stop sustained runs, too many offensive rebounds and put-backs by the opponent, mindless turnovers and second half collapses.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The anti-immigrant rhetoric has been so acute that an anti-immigration far-right extremist in Germany — ironically himself an immigrant — just attacked a holiday market, killing at least five and injuring hundreds.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, a car plowed through a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday night, killing five people and injuring some 200 others.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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State police are seeking witnesses to a fatal bicyclist crash on Tuesday night in Canyon County.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes the women might be bleeding seriously or has a miscarriage or other fatal issues.—
Ellie Kaufman,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Erosion of trust within the GOP ranks is seen as injurious for the Speaker, whose legislative and political headaches are piling up, The Hill reports.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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In Florida, death row inmates who choose lethal injection receive a three-drug cocktail consisting of a sedative, a paralytic and a heart-stopping drug, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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In Oklahoma, 56-year-old Wendell Grissom was declared dead by lethal injection at the penitentiary in McAlester at 10:13 a.m.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Climate change’s role Hurricanes are a far more destructive force in Florida than wildfires, which destroy many more properties in western states than in the Sunshine State.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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Present bias is the trait of being unable to muster the willpower to avoid destructive buy now, pay later behavior.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This can be extremely harmful to the lungs of at-risk people, including children whose lungs are still developing, pregnant women, older adults and those with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or diabetes, according to the American Lung Assn.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Test results from Consumer Reports found potentially harmful chemicals in roughly half of the formula products.—
Geoff Harris,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Too often, the concept of second chances consists of hollow rhetoric and hurtful stigma.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Mar. 2025
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But some of the messages are frightening and certainly very hurtful.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Wounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wounding. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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