as in harmful
causing or capable of causing harm
inaccurate news reports are injurious to the public's faith in the media
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Recent Examples of injurious
Four Republicans, including Senators Susan Collins (Me.), Mitch McConnell (Ken.), Rand Paul (Ken.) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) joined the Democrats in taking on the tariffs, which many of the lawmakers said have been injurious to their constituents, from consumers to American businesses.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
For those taking multiple FRIDs, the risks were even higher, with 22% more total falls and 33% more injurious falls.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Patel had sought $10 million in damages on claims of defamation, injurious falsehood and business disparagement.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
Moreover, the notion that reigning in greenhouse gas emissions undermines economic prosperity overlooks the mountain of evidence that the climate crisis is injurious to public health, a reality that the endangerment finding acknowledged and sought to address.
—Henna Hundal, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
For those taking multiple FRIDs, the risks were even higher, with 22% more total falls and 33% more injurious falls.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Patel had sought $10 million in damages on claims of defamation, injurious falsehood and business disparagement.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
Moreover, the notion that reigning in greenhouse gas emissions undermines economic prosperity overlooks the mountain of evidence that the climate crisis is injurious to public health, a reality that the endangerment finding acknowledged and sought to address.
—Henna Hundal, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injurious
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In order to rule in her favor, jurors will have to parse the harmful actions of fellow users — including her high school bullies and adult men sending her unsolicited nudes — from design decisions made by the companies themselves.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Many of these jars contain unknown or poorly documented chemical mixtures that could be toxic to humans or harmful to the specimens themselves if disturbed.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Without a doubt, the MAGA approach to immigration has resulted in detrimental effects to how the Constitution works in our system of justice.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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The opposite, overwatering, is also detrimental because the seeds may rot.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2026
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Large hail up to quarter size and damaging winds of up to 60 mph are possible both Friday and Saturday afternoon and evenings.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
12 Feb. 2026
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But growth stalled, due both to the pandemic and damaging revelations about Glossier’s corporate culture during the racial justice movement following the murder of George Floyd.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Kiosks should be designed to detect drug combinations or conditions with higher risks for adverse events and these high-risk scenarios should be automatically flagged for real-time clinician review or to be reviewed within 24 hours of dispensing.—
Mark A. Munger,
STAT,
13 Feb. 2026
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The sharp rise in chocolate prices owes to a cocoa shortage caused primarily by adverse weather and crop disease in West Africa, which accounts for about 70% of the world’s cocoa, some analysts told ABC News.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Without reliably cold temperatures, snow is wetter and thinner, conditions are rainier — and for athletes that can be dangerous.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Luge is the most dangerous of the three sliding sports (bobsled and skeleton are the others) — ironic because athletes in that event actually have the most control.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Injurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injurious. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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