the wounded

noun

: people who have been wounded
They carried the wounded off the battlefield.

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Dawn begins to break – the twilight in which evacuation of the wounded from the front lines is safest – but still none arrive, and the enemy drones swirl incessantly above. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2025 Necessary assistance is being provided to the wounded. David Brennan, ABC News, 28 July 2025 Reimagining The Sector: Compassion Without Self-Betrayal To truly fulfill their missions, nonprofits must stop wounding the wounded. Yujia Zhu, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 Among the wounded are a 15-year-old girl, two 17-year-old boys, and a 19-year-old man currently in critical condition. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for the wounded

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“The wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wounded. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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