as in damaging
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as in injuring
to cause bodily damage to
an arrow had wounded the animal, but the vet was able to save it
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as in insulting
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
that callous comment really wounded me
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Recent Examples of wounding
Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Local and federal law enforcement agencies responded to the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, Thursday, after gunfire broke out inside the shopping center's food court, killing at least one person and wounding several more.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Another technique for staging bloodshed might involve the candidate superficially wounding himself with a small razor blade, like professional wrestlers do, but that also presents challenges.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Ahmad Nayeb instead blew himself up when he was confronted, killing five people and wounding more than a dozen, according to court documents.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
But police say security camera footage showed the car was not moving when 32-year-old Samuel Saint Remy fired into the passenger side 15 times, critically wounding the driver.
—Updated April 20, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
In July 2025, Israel struck the only Catholic Church in Gaza, killing at least three people and wounding its priest.
—April 20, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Harwood was struck three times, and Morisson was struck once, mortally wounding both.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Picnic Day drew national attention last year after shots were fired at nearby Community Park, wounding three people.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2026
Verb
Drone debris also fell on a roof of a residential building in the city of Samara, wounding a number of people, Fedorishchev said.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Local and federal law enforcement agencies responded to the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, Thursday, after gunfire broke out inside the shopping center's food court, killing at least one person and wounding several more.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Another technique for staging bloodshed might involve the candidate superficially wounding himself with a small razor blade, like professional wrestlers do, but that also presents challenges.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Ahmad Nayeb instead blew himself up when he was confronted, killing five people and wounding more than a dozen, according to court documents.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
But police say security camera footage showed the car was not moving when 32-year-old Samuel Saint Remy fired into the passenger side 15 times, critically wounding the driver.
—Updated April 20, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
In July 2025, Israel struck the only Catholic Church in Gaza, killing at least three people and wounding its priest.
—April 20, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Harwood was struck three times, and Morisson was struck once, mortally wounding both.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Picnic Day drew national attention last year after shots were fired at nearby Community Park, wounding three people.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wounding
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The storms are likely to merge into a line later in the evening, with damaging winds becoming the primary threat, although brief tornadoes may be possible, the weather service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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Witzburg faced bad odds of winning reappointment from Johnson, a frequent target of her politically damaging investigations and opponent in legislative pushes.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Based on preliminary data from the CHP’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System, more than 110,000 crashes resulted from unsafe speeds, leading to more than 400 deaths and injuring more than 68,000 people, the agency said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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As Sousa-Martins drove forward, another agent shot at him 13 times, injuring Sousa-Martins as well as Solomon Antonio Serrano-Esquivel, a passenger in one of the ICE vehicles who was already in federal custody.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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Over just four days this month, Milei, an avid user of X, wrote 86 posts taunting and insulting journalists, according to an analysis of his feed between April 2 and 5 by prominent Argentine daily La Nación.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Late at night, the staff are known for insulting anyone brave enough to step up to the counter.—
Jimmy Jellinek,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shootings of three adults in Baldwin Park last week — two of whom were a married couple, officials said, who were being mourned by their college-age children.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Police have arrested a man on murder and firearm charges in connection with a fatal shooting in Stratford earlier this month.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Kimmel refused to apologize for offending the first lady, noting the joke drew little initial reaction until the unrelated shooting.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The offending vehicle fled in an unknown direction.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Nor did anyone commit an injurious gaffe.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Nor did anyone commit an injurious gaffe.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On Day 1 of the truce, and in the days since, Israel has stepped up attacks against Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, in Lebanon, outraging Iran and leading to accusations the terms had been breached.—
Justin Fishel,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The plane hitting the water is destructive enough without the help of a jagged coral reef (improbably far from any coastline) slicing through the aircraft’s undercarriage.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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This is a classic destructive straight-line wind setup, and strong storms will certainly be possible.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Wounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wounding. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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