as in harmful
causing or capable of causing harm
the damaging effects of the sun on unprotected skin
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as in injuring
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the explosion in the sewers damaged the entire city's water supply
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as in wounding
to cause bodily damage to
his knee was badly damaged in the accident, and he walked with a limp for months
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Recent Examples of damaging
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
This dynamic is particularly damaging in tough job markets, where employees might stay in roles despite dissatisfaction due to limited opportunities elsewhere.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
While raging flames, persistent smoke and damaging winds continue to plague residents in Los Angeles County, farmers across Southern California are also facing the possibility of devastating damage to their crops.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Before-and-After Photos Show the Sudden Devastation from the L.A. Wildfires
Since Tuesday, Jan. 7, multiple wildfires have been burning — including the largest and most damaging one in the Pacific Palisades, with additional fires currently burning in Eaton, Woodley, Tyler and Kenneth.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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That’s because those are really the only masks that are going to filter out the damaging fine particles, Lamb said.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
This dynamic is particularly damaging in tough job markets, where employees might stay in roles despite dissatisfaction due to limited opportunities elsewhere.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
While raging flames, persistent smoke and damaging winds continue to plague residents in Los Angeles County, farmers across Southern California are also facing the possibility of devastating damage to their crops.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Before-and-After Photos Show the Sudden Devastation from the L.A. Wildfires
Since Tuesday, Jan. 7, multiple wildfires have been burning — including the largest and most damaging one in the Pacific Palisades, with additional fires currently burning in Eaton, Woodley, Tyler and Kenneth.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damaging
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Many advocacy organizations have also warned that age verification laws that require users to provide their government IDs pose serious privacy threats, while not actually protecting minors from harmful online content.James Factora, Them, 6 Jan. 2025
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As a result, regulators will introduce more stringent rules and frameworks aimed at curbing the harmful effects of false information.Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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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
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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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Vulnerable Populations Although everybody’s health can be affected when experiencing wildfires, certain populations are more likely to experience the detrimental health effects of fires.Omer Awan, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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And not all of them are equally detrimental to health.Sarah Garone, Health, 11 Jan. 2025
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The National Weather Service warned that the winds could regain significant strength by Monday, with Tuesday predicted as the most dangerous day.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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These wild lands accumulate brush, and that brush is incredibly dangerous.Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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For example, Netflix uses it to deliver seamless streaming to millions, scaling efficiently without compromising speed.Jyothish R, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Now, as Teddy barrels ahead with a Senate campaign, they are targeted by an anonymous leaker showing them in compromising positions.New York Times, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Some animals experienced adverse effects after consuming 150-300 milligrams (mg) of sulforaphane per kilogram (kg) of body weight.Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, LD, Health, 11 Jan. 2025
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The recall classification for the nuggets is Class 2, meaning that the products contain something that could cause temporary adverse health consequences to people who are exposed to it.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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The fate of the company remains uncertain, and efforts to preserve its American roots could end up harming workers in Pennsylvania in the long run.Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Even in the absence of barriers, a self-driving car would’ve stopped short of harming the crowd assembled in New Orleans on Wednesday, Missy Cummings, a professor of systems engineering and director of Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center at George Mason University, told ABC News.Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Trump's first term was considered really bad at -4%.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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Related to this, the second Trump administration begins in a much worse fiscal place as the first Trump government did in 2016.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Damaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damaging. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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