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Recent Examples of collateral damage
The Tuskegee Airmen, once American heroes, nearly became collateral damage in a political battle.
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Delano Massey, Axios, 1 Feb. 2025
Michele, who beat Rachel soundly, is collateral damage, demoted to third place (and, notably, one point away from a three-way first-place tie).
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
The Iranian government might receive a limited boost in its popular support after U.S. attacks, but depending on their severity, targeting scope, and any unintended collateral damage, average Iranians might also see in them an opportunity to pressure the regime to change.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
Police previously said Huang and her friend, killed as collateral damage, were shot before they were torched — so thoroughly that Parrilla had to be identified through dental records.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Delano Massey, Axios, 1 Feb. 2025
Michele, who beat Rachel soundly, is collateral damage, demoted to third place (and, notably, one point away from a three-way first-place tie).
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
The Iranian government might receive a limited boost in its popular support after U.S. attacks, but depending on their severity, targeting scope, and any unintended collateral damage, average Iranians might also see in them an opportunity to pressure the regime to change.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
Police previously said Huang and her friend, killed as collateral damage, were shot before they were torched — so thoroughly that Parrilla had to be identified through dental records.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
Noun
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Mar. 2025
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Three corrections officers will fire rifles loaded with bullets designed to break apart on impact, maximizing fatality and minimizing suffering.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Everyone will be tested and, as the stakes rise, the betrayals, sacrifices and conflicting agendas will become profound.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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While most old soldiers, like Karl Malden's superb, empathetic Gen. Omar Bradley, absorb the senseless loss of life of war with regret and resolve that the sacrifice was necessary, Scott's Patton reveals the darker side of humanity that craves conflict, that lives for it.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Newsom holds the ultimate trump card in their case, with the ability to grant clemency to the brothers whose case became a political football and was passed from one district attorney to another, becoming at-risk of becoming a victim of ongoing culture wars.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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Reporters, family members of Sigmon's victims and his lawyer will view the execution inside the same building used for all executions over the past 35 years, although prison officials say the glass separating the witness room from the death chamber is now bulletproof.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The top officials estimated that the casualties would include up to 166,000 deaths from malaria, a 30% rise in new tuberculosis cases, 200,000 children paralyzed by polio over the next decade and more than a million children left untreated for severe malnutrition.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Trump also will be looking out into the chamber at the faces of some of the people who were casualties of his mass government layoffs.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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For animals like dogs, cats, and monkeys, ear movement helps track sounds, which is crucial for detecting predators or prey.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
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Both types of bass are highly efficient apex predators that hunt down baitfish and other prey.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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If the club compounds the loss of Miller’s offensive value by also losing Boeser, whether that happens this week or this summer, then the need for Canucks management to pull a rabbit out of a hat in grafting high-end attacking juice into the lineup will become even more urgent.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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McIlroy’s Boston team needed to beat New York Golf Club on Monday to qualify for the playoffs but fell to a 10-6 loss.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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The brass rubbing matched the description of a work titled St. Margaret of Antioch, which depicts a medieval English legend about a Christian martyr who was swallowed by a dragon but then escaped.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Inspiring because the sacrifice of the martyrs is so total.—
Lauren Green,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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