injuries

noun

plural of injury
1
as in damages
something that causes loss or pain the harsh words were the worst injury that his father could inflict

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2
as in injustices
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this the state did the rancher an injury when it destroyed his herd of cattle without adequate proof that it was diseased

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Recent Examples of injuries Pittsburgh’s late arrival in Paris and injuries elsewhere are concerns, but the rushing and defensive advantages outweigh them at this number. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Officers found an unconscious adult man who was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Bethune has also triumphed through injuries throughout her career. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026 He was later declared out for the game with injuries to his ankle and fibula, before Canales painted in some of the details postgame. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026 No injuries have been reported, and crews were still at the scene. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Eleven people remain missing after an 89-hour search; several survivors suffered injuries consistent with shark bites. — Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Ten other people, ages 5 to 68, were also hit and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Police Capt. — Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Levine praises a call from Israel’s president Levine was recovering Sunday from injuries that included what appeared to be stab wounds in her buttocks, which required stitches. — Cara Anna, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injuries
  1. damages
  2. injustices
  3. harms
  4. wrongs
Noun
  • The vehicle, which was still in motion, rolled into a nearby house and caused more than $5,000 in damages, the report said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • If Hurts doesn’t recover from his blood clots, potential damages could be massive.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • Related Stories Lee says the film grew out of the small and large injustices people tolerate every day to avoid a fight.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • A certain ingenuousness, an earnest impatience with the world’s many injustices, is a hallmark of Barbara Kingsolver’s novels.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of injustices
Noun
  • Acute harms, such as psychosis or suicide reportedly linked to specific chatbot interactions, are easier to identify and respond to than harms that build over months and years.
    — Ned Cooper, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Sanders-esque warnings about AI threatening humanity weren’t a focal point, suggesting the DSA camp that’s more focused on mitigating present harms is setting the terms of the conversation, at least in New York.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of harms
Noun
  • Charlotte has many more chances to right its wrongs, of course, starting with home games Saturday and Monday.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Those of us in the creative world have to embrace all the ups and downs, and the rights and the wrongs.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of wrongs

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“Injuries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injuries. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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