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as in damaged
to cause bodily damage to
though she wasn't harmed by the flying glass, she slipped and fell on a piece and cut her hand
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as in injured
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the company's reputation has been harmed by allegations of crooked accounting
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Recent Examples of harmed
Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Caleb Williams’ development has been harmed by Bears leaders’ decisions this season.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The couple, their dog and Ray’s mother, who was residing in a cabin on the property, were not harmed.
—Julie Tremaine, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
In some instances, additional patients said they were harmed before the state agency took action.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
Kennedy could also cripple the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, which Congress created in 1986 to take care of children believed harmed by vaccines — while partially protecting vaccine makers from lawsuits.
—Arthur Allen, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
But another once-widespread source − leaded gasoline − might've harmed the mental health of a generation.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
The campaigns have included meetings between tech advocacy groups and members, along with parents of children who either died or were seriously harmed because of social media.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Both towers, which weren’t harmed, were cleaned and fortified.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
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Entities seeking to undertake activity that could affect the monarchs would be required to work with federal wildlife officials to ensure they’re not harmed.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Caleb Williams’ development has been harmed by Bears leaders’ decisions this season.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The couple, their dog and Ray’s mother, who was residing in a cabin on the property, were not harmed.
—Julie Tremaine, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
In some instances, additional patients said they were harmed before the state agency took action.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
Kennedy could also cripple the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, which Congress created in 1986 to take care of children believed harmed by vaccines — while partially protecting vaccine makers from lawsuits.
—Arthur Allen, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
But another once-widespread source − leaded gasoline − might've harmed the mental health of a generation.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
The campaigns have included meetings between tech advocacy groups and members, along with parents of children who either died or were seriously harmed because of social media.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Both towers, which weren’t harmed, were cleaned and fortified.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmed
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In 2021, 900 greyhounds were reportedly injured and 232 died, according to local media reports, cited by the BBC.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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An extraordinarily valuable racehorse, alone in his stall one night, was fatally injured.GrrlScientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Attorneys representing inmates on federal death row have submitted clemency petitions asking for Biden to commute their clients' sentences, with some arguing that their clients had received ineffective legal assistance and had trials marred by racial bias.Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Bumpy recovery Exports have been a rare bright spot for the world’s second-largest economy that has been marred with lackluster domestic consumption and a prolonged housing downturn.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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York is skeptical that tariffs are really an effective bargaining chip, especially because just the threat of tariffs can hurt the US economy and the stock market and depress business investment.Matt Egan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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The memory foam sole also lends some comfort and arch support so your feet won’t hurt after babysitting a high-maintenance stew all day.Anne Loreto Cruz, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
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At the hospital, Maggie unknowingly leaves a trail of blood after cutting her hand on broken glass.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The broken glass and defaced portraits of the now fugitive president crunching under our feet.James Longman, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Each study might involve a handful of devices, often pre-selected because they were already suspected of being compromised.Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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However, Richendrfer did confirm, for context, that Google does see situations where an attacker has compromised an account and then adds a security key or a passkey to prevent the legitimate owner from logging back in.Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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The sheriff added that, based on a preliminary investigation, the driver didn’t appear to be impaired.Danielle Jennings, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Police arrested Cuadrado, who lives in Castle Hill, following the accident and charged him with criminally negligent homicide, vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault, driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired.Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 Nov. 2024
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With Assad gone and Iran weakened, new commercial routes, reconstruction opportunities, and trade corridors beckon.Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But Israeli bombardments have weakened Tehran as well as its allies in the Axis of Resistance—Lebanon's Hezbollah.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Its main proxy, Hezbollah, was crippled by a pager attack on its hierarchy, and then by weeks of vicious airstrikes.Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Ongoing attacks have crippled Gaza's water and sanitation systems, depriving children of safe water and endangering their health.Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Harmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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