as in damages
something that causes loss or pain
you were lucky to survive the fire without harm no harm in trying
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as in injures
to cause bodily damage to
though she wasn't harmed by the flying glass, she slipped and fell on a piece and cut her hand
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as in hurts
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the company's reputation has been harmed by allegations of crooked accounting
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Recent Examples of harms
Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
On top of this, a TriTex filtration system makes sure the motor is kept out of harms way to ensure a long lifespan.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
One way lawsuits can generate this pressure is through the discovery process, which compels companies to turn over internal documents, and could shed insight into what executives knew about safety risks or marketing harms.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
This stems from the concept of reparations in the popular consciousness being flattened to mean checks for Black people making up for the harms of slavery.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Plenty of Republican senators, including Marsha Blackburn and Josh Hawley, are keen to pass regulation that mitigates AI harms.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Each agency in charge of enforcing each law would then weigh potential harms, with enforcement to be modified based on how much of the application each agency approves.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
That makes the datalink unique from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, which relies on voluntary reports of harms and side effects following immunizations.
—Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Oona Hanson, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
By continuing to engage with these entities, the Academy risks aligning with a system that inadvertently harms the very people these sanctions aim to protect.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
That way, what looks like love and care actually erodes authenticity, creating an imbalance that harms both partners.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Others, however, defended the woman, arguing that filming oneself during a concert is a personal choice that harms no one.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Cannon said Biden's four-month limit on these plans harms people who become ill while they are covered.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Bowers argued that while stronger research is welcome, cutting off services altogether harms real people.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2025
But seemingly backing Musk's complaints without much evidence, the FTC continues to amplify his conspiracy theory that sharing brand safety standards harms competition in the ad industry.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Recognizing a Palestinian state under the authority of the PLO harms Hamas and rewards the patient diplomacy and commitment to peace of its rivals in Fatah.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
Susan Marquis, a professor with Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, said the other ideas proposed by experts can help reduce the harms faced in the fields.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
On top of this, a TriTex filtration system makes sure the motor is kept out of harms way to ensure a long lifespan.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
One way lawsuits can generate this pressure is through the discovery process, which compels companies to turn over internal documents, and could shed insight into what executives knew about safety risks or marketing harms.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
This stems from the concept of reparations in the popular consciousness being flattened to mean checks for Black people making up for the harms of slavery.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Plenty of Republican senators, including Marsha Blackburn and Josh Hawley, are keen to pass regulation that mitigates AI harms.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Each agency in charge of enforcing each law would then weigh potential harms, with enforcement to be modified based on how much of the application each agency approves.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
That makes the datalink unique from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, which relies on voluntary reports of harms and side effects following immunizations.
—Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
How childhood food insecurity fuels eating disorder risk Lacking consistent access to food harms children’s physical health and well-being in the short term and puts them at higher risk for significant mental health problems in the future.
—Oona Hanson, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
By continuing to engage with these entities, the Academy risks aligning with a system that inadvertently harms the very people these sanctions aim to protect.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
That way, what looks like love and care actually erodes authenticity, creating an imbalance that harms both partners.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Others, however, defended the woman, arguing that filming oneself during a concert is a personal choice that harms no one.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Cannon said Biden's four-month limit on these plans harms people who become ill while they are covered.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Bowers argued that while stronger research is welcome, cutting off services altogether harms real people.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2025
But seemingly backing Musk's complaints without much evidence, the FTC continues to amplify his conspiracy theory that sharing brand safety standards harms competition in the ad industry.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Recognizing a Palestinian state under the authority of the PLO harms Hamas and rewards the patient diplomacy and commitment to peace of its rivals in Fatah.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harms
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The case, part of an ongoing lawfare effort in which local governments have been recruited to serve as plaintiffs, sought to hold the companies liable for damages the island suffered as a result of Hurricane Maria, which struck Puerto Rico in 2017.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The family is seeking $50 million in damages.—
Veronica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Automobility directly or indirectly causes one in 34 deaths annually, injures more than 100 million people a year, and has killed as many people as the two World Wars combined.—
Henrietta Moore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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If a dog that has not been officially declared dangerous severely injures or kills a person when unprovoked, authorities may confiscate the dog, and the dog’s owner is liable for the incident.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What hurts me doesn't necessarily hurt another person with the same loss.—
Heather Straughter,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Negative, mean or even well-intended but poorly delivered feedback always hurts.—
Susanne Biro,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Following Reed's death, rumors spread online that he had been found with a range of injuries such as broken limbs that could indicate an assault.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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She was airlifted to a hospital in San Antonio, but had suffered extensive burns and succumbed to her injuries the next day.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Set against Mumbai’s relentless pulse, their delicate connection faces tests as personal histories, desires, and wounds resurface.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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No policy wounds Tibetan dignity more profoundly than attempts to co-opt its spiritual and institutional heart.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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Valuing a project at cost of production rather than value in an arm’s length sale—common in all economic statistics—especially mars Chinese data.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This special assurance for a specific competitor weakens competition.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This is seen in conditions such as rickets, which softens and weakens the bones, often seen in children.—
Anthea Levi,
Health,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This inefficiency is invisible during small-scale development tests but completely cripples an application’s performance under the heavy load of a real production environment.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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An ongoing alien siege cripples the world’s militaries, infrastructure, and communication centers but Will can run Premiere Pro, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and remote control a Tesla all at the same time.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Harms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harms. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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