Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurt (for)
Verb
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Nobody else can do what Isak does, but Newcastle lack serious backup at centre-forward.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
6 June 2025 -
None of the classrooms have doors, and some lack windows.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin asked.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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Giselle, a cheery woman in her forties from Yorkshire, England, asked.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Verb
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Over the course of his prolific, three-decade career, the American filmmaker has established a signature aesthetic and working style that could convince any actor to beg him for a part — almost any actor.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Screengrabs from a viral video of a bathroom before it was renovated by Jaci Marie Smith after the previous owners of the home begged her not to do it.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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“Hurt (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurt%20%28for%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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