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as in penalty
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 reparation
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 injures
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 wounds
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 damages
Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
If the companies are found liable, the jury will consider whether to award Kaley damages for pain and suffering, and could also impose punitive damages.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Both the Shapiros and Mocks are also looking to be awarded monetary damages.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit contends the girl suffered emotional, behavioral and psychological damages from the attack, and has required psychiatric therapy.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
Losses could put the tech firms on the hook for billions of dollars in damages and force them to change their platforms.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
The duo also lacks standing, meaning an actual, concrete injury that money damages or an injunction can repair, to sue over NFL team Bluesky pages.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Feb. 2026
An activist in Minneapolis indicated that the Department of Homeland Security does not pay for damages when agents break car windows or bust down doors.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Worse still, unlike the way someone whose rights were violated by a state or local police officer can sue for money damages in federal court, federal law does not provide the same relief to victims of ICE and CBP’s brutality.
—Brian Kolp, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
To explore that possibility, researchers at University College London and Queen Square Analytics set out to look beyond symptoms and clinical labels and focus instead on the biological signals of how MS damages the brain.
—New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026
Not seeing us at all — as parents, neighbors, teachers, leads, lovers, screw‑ups, dreamers — damages us.
—Gloria Calderon Kellett, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Incarceration also damages young people’s future success in education and employment.
—Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
What damages a human being is sin.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The progressive disease damages the protective cover around nerves called myelin in your central nervous system, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Frostbite damages skin and underlying tissue, and the condition can lead to permanent injury if not treated promptly.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
If winter weather damages your house, leaning on your homeowners insurance will be critical.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
Losses could put the tech firms on the hook for billions of dollars in damages and force them to change their platforms.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
If the companies are found liable, the jury will consider whether to award Kaley damages for pain and suffering, and could also impose punitive damages.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Both the Shapiros and Mocks are also looking to be awarded monetary damages.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit contends the girl suffered emotional, behavioral and psychological damages from the attack, and has required psychiatric therapy.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
Losses could put the tech firms on the hook for billions of dollars in damages and force them to change their platforms.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
The duo also lacks standing, meaning an actual, concrete injury that money damages or an injunction can repair, to sue over NFL team Bluesky pages.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Feb. 2026
An activist in Minneapolis indicated that the Department of Homeland Security does not pay for damages when agents break car windows or bust down doors.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Worse still, unlike the way someone whose rights were violated by a state or local police officer can sue for money damages in federal court, federal law does not provide the same relief to victims of ICE and CBP’s brutality.
—Brian Kolp, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
The meatpacking giant also charges workers when someone takes or damages their personal protective equipment and insists on a three-year agreement, the union said.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
To explore that possibility, researchers at University College London and Queen Square Analytics set out to look beyond symptoms and clinical labels and focus instead on the biological signals of how MS damages the brain.
—New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026
Not seeing us at all — as parents, neighbors, teachers, leads, lovers, screw‑ups, dreamers — damages us.
—Gloria Calderon Kellett, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Incarceration also damages young people’s future success in education and employment.
—Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
What damages a human being is sin.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The progressive disease damages the protective cover around nerves called myelin in your central nervous system, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Frostbite damages skin and underlying tissue, and the condition can lead to permanent injury if not treated promptly.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
If winter weather damages your house, leaning on your homeowners insurance will be critical.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damages
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Last Thursday, the league issued a $500,000 fine to the Utah Jazz and a $100,000 penalty to the Indiana Pacers for sitting healthy players, believing their apparent tanking actions compromised the league's competitive integrity.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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But with the puck sitting just outside the crease on the Eichel chance, the Germans were forced to take a penalty.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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None of the victims or their descendants received any direct reparations from the city or state.—
Caleb Gayle,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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Program staff help with translation and annual reparations applications to the Claims Conference.—
Dana Toppel,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Bystander videos, like the ones taken of Pretti, have played a key role for decades in informing the public when law enforcement kills or injures people.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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California law already criminalizes unsafe gun storage in certain situations, including when a child accesses a firearm and injures or kills someone.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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What once killed campaigns now barely wounds them.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Even with all of them in place, Shirley misses the masked attacker sneaking his way up to the apartment door, and Lamb’s attempt to blind him with bleach creates a chaotic struggle that wounds the assailant without containing him.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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For a 10-surprise-course fine-dining experience, visit Quila.—
Juliet Kinsman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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The $50,000 fine is for a first offense, and that amount doubles after a school’s second.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Teamsters argue the program violates six articles of the five-year union contract because it wasn’t negotiated and any program that changes the terms of employment, such as compensation and separation, must be bargained with the union.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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That said, not all women who apply become surrogates, notes Enders-Tharp, and those who are selected are paid fair compensation for their role.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The picture exudes both grace and vulnerability, and hints at imperfection by way of a disconcerting, coral-like wrinkle that mars the foot’s heel.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
20 Dec. 2025
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Deadly holiday weekend mars broad crime drop The back-and-forth followed a Labor Day weekend of deadly violence in Chicago worse than in the previous two years, with seven people shot to death, according to preliminary Chicago Police Department reports.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That case also crashed and burned in court and has been seen by critics as another example of an unnecessary prosecution that hurts the DOJ’s accountability image.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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That is a failure of leadership that hurts everyone.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Damages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damages. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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