1
as in to damage
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 to insult
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
that callous comment really wounded me
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Recent Examples of wound
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Investigators determined the 60-year-old woman was killed by a single gunshot wound to the head.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
Dan Mangan, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
In a statement, the FBI said that in addition to the agent, a suspect in the shooting was killed and a second suspect was wounded and taken into custody during the encounter on Interstate 91 in Coventry, about 20 miles from the Canadian border.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Seven decades after fleeing North Korea, her story reveals war’s lasting wounds, with dreams as the only bridge across the divide.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Investigators determined the 60-year-old woman was killed by a single gunshot wound to the head.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
Zelenskyy also said Ukraine estimated that 198,000 Russian soldiers have been killed and more than 550,000 wounded.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
In a statement, the FBI said that in addition to the agent, a suspect in the shooting was killed and a second suspect was wounded and taken into custody during the encounter on Interstate 91 in Coventry, about 20 miles from the Canadian border.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wound
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The driver was in custody and the victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Several other incidents of fans climbing poles, shooting fireworks or conducting celebratory gunfire were also caught on camera.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The man’s 82-year-old wife, Linda Fuchs, was also struck by the truck, suffering serious injuries, authorities said.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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The most recent rupture occurred on Sunday, damaging a fiber optic cable connecting Latvia to the Swedish island of Gotland.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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This energy also destroys or damages the cells that help your hair grow.78 Some people report discomfort during the laser hair removal process.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Health,
27 Jan. 2025
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And coming around once every four years to beg for votes is both insulting and infuriating.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Last September, Roan went viral for clapping back at a photographer who was insulting stars on the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Less abrasion on the surface helps denim maintain its color.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2025
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The draft – which places a limit on particulate emissions from brake abrasion of 3-11 mg per kilometre per vehicle – was adopted by the European Union countries, as well as eight others.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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Detectives arrested a suspect associated with a stabbing that killed a woman and left a man seriously injured in west Roseville on Saturday, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office.—
Emma Hall,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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In 2009, the Saints offered their players cash incentives to injure certain players.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Once benefits have been established, though, they cannot be denied or taken away from specific individuals in a manner that offends those individuals' rights to due process or equal protection, such as if specific individuals were denied benefits because of their race, religion, or national origin.—
Shane Croucher,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Why does that extremely violent scene offend me, and this other extremely violent scene in another film, by another director, justify its particulars?—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramírez have lagged in voting, hurt by suspensions for performance-enhancing drugs.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Others may become disengaged, hurting productivity, Yost said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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The tone between the two sites was different, with Bluesky users outraged, and X users seeming rather gleeful about the omission.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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The blizzard of activity is designed to keep his supporters fighting, his critics outraged and the news media churning.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Wound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wound. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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