Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurt (for)
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What many young workers increasingly lack is not resilience.—
Jennie Glazer,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026 -
Tomatoes growing indoors lack both wind and bees to help with pollination.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
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Vance, asked by a reporter about the criticism from the Israeli government, singled out Israeli Cabinet officials who have attacked the deal, saying Netanyahu has not shared the same opposition in the vice president's conversations with him.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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The 20-year-old inmate would ask her to pass the phone around to different members of the family.—
Gavin J. Quinton,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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My brothers-in-law and their spouses give their parents only limited amounts of time on holidays and limited physical assistance to their parents only if my husband begs for help.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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While Plymouth, Massachusetts, likes to take credit for the first Thanksgiving, for example, local history experts beg to differ.—
Amy Galo,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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“Hurt (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurt%20%28for%29. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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