1
as in damages
to cause bodily damage to
an arrow had wounded the animal, but the vet was able to save it
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2
as in insults
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
that callous comment really wounded me
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Recent Examples of wounds
Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Imperfect fleshly reality occupies the stage, the region where bones crack and wounds suppurate, schlumpy humans fall for each other, and jealousy roams murderously free.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
What once killed campaigns now barely wounds them.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Set against Mumbai’s relentless pulse, their delicate connection faces tests as personal histories, desires, and wounds resurface.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
No policy wounds Tibetan dignity more profoundly than attempts to co-opt its spiritual and institutional heart.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Wonder is what wounds us, enters us.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
Police said the 62-year-old man received numerous stab wounds to the head and hands, as well as a stab wound to the lower abdomen.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
Chops, gouges, wounds it like the shadow grooves on the sidewalks—the sun is setting earlier.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Imperfect fleshly reality occupies the stage, the region where bones crack and wounds suppurate, schlumpy humans fall for each other, and jealousy roams murderously free.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
What once killed campaigns now barely wounds them.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Set against Mumbai’s relentless pulse, their delicate connection faces tests as personal histories, desires, and wounds resurface.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
No policy wounds Tibetan dignity more profoundly than attempts to co-opt its spiritual and institutional heart.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Wonder is what wounds us, enters us.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wounds
Noun
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Why This Matters for Cornea Healing Traumatic ocular surface injuries affect more than 1 million Americans each year, and severe dry eye disease and corneal abrasions affect millions more.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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Researchers are developing experimental eye drops made from living bacteria that could heal corneal injuries with a single application.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Dana Sue and Ronnie's strained relationship is exasperated by a fire that breaks out — accelerated by off-brand e-bikes Ronnie bought behind Dana Sue’s back and stored in their garage — and damages their house.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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Roslovic’s poor playoff showing severely damages his chances of earning an extension with the Oilers for next season and of a sizable deal elsewhere.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Ohm quickly insults nearly every employee at this small hotel within moments of meeting them, except for the young, pretty bartender, Fiona (Florence Ordesh).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Saariaho never once loses control of momentum and never insults her own tastefulness.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
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Why This Matters for Cornea Healing Traumatic ocular surface injuries affect more than 1 million Americans each year, and severe dry eye disease and corneal abrasions affect millions more.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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The man had bruising around both eyes, blood around his mouth and abrasions on his shoulder, back and back of his neck.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Who is responsible when a robot breaks something or injures someone?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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This storyline later appeared in the second season of Girls, as Dunham’s character Hannah is overwhelmed with the anxiety of writing a novel and similarly injures herself.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Tastes have changed, and honestly what offends people has changed so much now.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
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But these arguments, about how free expression is defined, whether art that offends is inherently harmful, and whose sensibilities determine what art gets shown to the public, would recur again and again.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Traditional materials capable of withstanding these conditions are dense, which hurts fuel economy.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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My son was defending himself, and that's what hurts so bad.—
Ken Molestina,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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This baffles and outrages Angela, a protective mom who, with other parents, pushes back against Gabor using her math classroom as a forum for introducing the outside world’s worst actions.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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The content outrages some people and delights others; publishing more of it advances the meta discourse that’s been layered on top of the actual news, drawing attention from the unfolding conflict itself.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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