INJURING Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

injuring

verb

present participle of injure

as in damaging

to cause bodily damage to injured himself while skiing

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as in marring

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of the agent's treachery has injured our national security for years to come

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Recent Examples of injuring Young people armed with machetes stormed the site of the funeral, forcing the team to flee and injuring one member, a representative told the Associated Press. — Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The lawsuit states that the accused was arrested in May 2021 for injuring a man and damaging multiple vehicles after discharging a firearm more than 20 times at a Kissimmee gas station and then fleeing the scene. — Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Guerrero-Chavez faces second-degree assault charges for allegedly injuring Thoman while attempting to escape from custody. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 O’Brien isn’t quite fully back to his spring form after injuring his leg in the Blue-Gold Game. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Scott Quigley, then embedded with the Middlesex DA’s office, crashed his cruiser into a wheelchair van in December 2023, injuring a man inside who died at the hospital a month later. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 In 2021, a teen was arrested after wounding two students and injuring two others in a shooting at a high school in Newport News, Virginia. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 Last weekend, five teenagers were killed when their BMW, heading the wrong way down the M9 near Dublin, hit another car head-on, seriously injuring three women and a child. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 24 Aug. 2026 The National Fire Protection Association estimates liquefied petroleum gas, which includes propane, is involved in more than 4,000 home fires each year, killing an average of 47 people and injuring more than 160. — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

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Prosecutors have also charged him with making false statements to investigators about allegedly damaging Mica’s car tires.

— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Russian drones hit three major distribution centers, destroying depots belonging to a toy store chain and a confectionery company, and damaging another run by an electronics retailer, the companies said.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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To prevent a similar war from happening again, Menelaus scarred her face, permanently marring her famous beauty.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Lined with live oaks and old-fashioned, busy storefronts, this artsy town on the Gulf of Mexico has no commercial development marring its shoreline.

— Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 June 2026

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Christian Castro faces Minnesota charges of assault and falsely reporting a crime after allegedly firing through a home’s front door and wounding 24-year-old Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis during an immigration crackdown.

— Michael Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Brooklyn Center police say an investigation is underway after two girls riding a minibike collided with a motorist, fatally wounding one of the girls.

— Cole Premo, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of wounding

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Recent polling shows that high pump prices are driving down presidential approval and hurting Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.

— Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Any increase to interest rates that could cool inflation also risks hurting the jobs market.

— Damian J. Troise, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurting

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And the high pay they’re being offered as a lure is crippling the economy.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 15 Aug. 2026
Trump claims the United States has opened the strait to all commercial ships other than those from Iran, crippling Iran's economy because of its reliance on oil exports.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of crippling

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For Zarina Pino, a medical doctor, the calendar change this year feels particularly meaningful, as a Miami-Dade County Public Schools alumna herself who never got to embrace the holiday without compromising her schoolwork.

— Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Luxury fibers introduce refined sensory qualities without compromising denim’s structure.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

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