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Recent Examples of collateral damage
When considering the use of tear gas or pepper spray in a crowd, for example, at least one officer should be assigned to conduct a collateral damage assessment to determine who may be inadvertently harmed, Maguire said.
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Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
The war has also heightened danger in shipping oil and brought collateral damage to oil-industry infrastructure, among other factors.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
But wonders if she should now be counted on some kind of collateral damage list.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
Furthermore, misplaced or overzealous inflammation causes collateral damage to healthy tissues, potentially leading to chronic dysfunction.
—Phil Starks, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
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Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
The war has also heightened danger in shipping oil and brought collateral damage to oil-industry infrastructure, among other factors.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
But wonders if she should now be counted on some kind of collateral damage list.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
Furthermore, misplaced or overzealous inflammation causes collateral damage to healthy tissues, potentially leading to chronic dysfunction.
—Phil Starks, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for collateral damage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
Noun
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Despite the presence of air defenses, several drones reportedly got through, resulting in infrastructure damage, fires, and fatalities.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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The attack was Australia’s first shark fatality since January, when a 12-year-old boy died in a hospital days after he was mauled by a bull shark in Sydney Harbor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Fashion was worth the sacrifice.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement are alarmed by the speed of the rollbacks, noting that protections won through generations of sacrifice have been weakened in little more than a decade.—
Kim Chandler,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Employing a cast of non-professional locals, the film playfully interrogates the brutal but bungled occupation while also allowing its actors — many of whom are descendants of the fascists’ victims — to reinterpret and reclaim a chapter in their city’s past.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Not the only victim The Miami-Dade case is not the only time Readon has been accused by investigators of defrauding homeowners.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Despite the lack of casualties, the incident sparked an uproar, as the government’s response was considered delayed and inadequate.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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The Ziesel platform originally entered development as a support vehicle for transport and casualty evacuation missions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
Noun
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But for predatory species that need prey to eat, growing them in a lab is more challenging.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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As prey moved deeper or disappeared in warming waters, marine mammals were forced to travel farther and work harder to find food, leaving more stranded or in distress along the coast.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The index is back in the green after steep losses at the end of last week.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Later this spring, the 1 X Vitahealth Medi Spa will open and offer things like hormone balancing, weight loss, nutritional consulting, and custom IV therapies.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Machado says she's also been accused of being a terrorist and a martyr.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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Nathan learned about the fate of a great-aunt, who was confined at Theresienstadt, and her grandson, who by a circuitous, ultimately tragic path is remembered by Catholics as a martyr.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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