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as in harm
something that causes loss or pain
the collision did a great deal of damage to her car
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as in fine
damages plural
a sum of money to be paid as a punishment
ordered by the court to pay $1000 in damages
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as in compensation
damages plural
payment to another for a loss or injury
the company was forced to pay millions in damages to the permanently disabled worker
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as in cost
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
he winced when he saw the damage after the family's shopping spree
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as in to injure
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 to wound
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 damage
Heidi Cope, Health, 19 Apr. 2025
Tesla Dealership The Kansas City resident, who attends college in Boston, was charged with one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and one count of malicious damage by fire of any property used in interstate commerce, per a DOJ press release.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed, including entire apartment complexes and trailer parks that were swept away by flash floods.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Causes of vision loss and blindness include: Diabetic retinopathy: This condition, caused by diabetes, can lead to permanent damage of the retina, which is the area in the back of your eye that translates light into signals that your brain can understand.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 19 Apr. 2025
Tesla Dealership The Kansas City resident, who attends college in Boston, was charged with one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and one count of malicious damage by fire of any property used in interstate commerce, per a DOJ press release.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
Previously, a fire damaged the building on Oct. 26.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed, including entire apartment complexes and trailer parks that were swept away by flash floods.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damage
Noun
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Is there really harm in encouraging our kids to share their passions online?—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
9 Apr. 2025
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Persistent exposure to air pollution can cause permanent harm, creating health problems for children and setting them up to become sicker adults.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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The violation comes with a maximum fine of $32,000.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Federal investigators ultimately found that its officers use excessive force, discriminate against Black people, conduct stops and searches without probable cause, and arrest people purely for not having the money to pay fines.—
Topher Sanders,
ProPublica,
14 Apr. 2025
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Public education needs a compensation strategy that recognizes that not all teachers are created equal.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Apr. 2025
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This period of uncertainty and change is the perfect time to explore small but strategic changes: pilot programs, experimental compensation models, and new wellness initiatives to search for any spark.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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But that price and the CPI cost of eggs overall, which was up 5.9% in March, may not accurately reflect the drop in wholesale prices that started in the middle of the month.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The cost for one week is $2,600 per person, and that includes lodging, food, transportation and the pickleball program.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The spill killed 11 people and injured 17 others as 210 million gallons of crude oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico (recently renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America) for a total of 87 days.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Memorial at Florida State University after a fatal shooting killed two people and injured several others.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Madrid, whose calendar is now rather less full, have wounded egos to repair.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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In 2013, three people were killed and hundreds were wounded during the Boston Marathon bombings, when two men detonated homemade bombs at the race's finish line.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This isn't the first time Monk has suffered a major injury late in the season.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, in just his third game of the season following a return from the IL due to a right hamstring injury, Tauchman re-injured his leg.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Asensio was responsible for a second penalty miss in stoppage time but McGinn, Rogers’ 85th-minute replacement and, in some ways, mentor, stole in to bury the rebound.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the race, a false start off the grid box handed him a five-second penalty, setting the tone for the rest of the grand prix which was more firefighting than front-running.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damage. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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