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 And the other injuries she’s picked up over two years in the sport. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 The boy later died from his injuries at the hospital. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 23 June 2026 No injuries were reported in the Chicago area due to the storm. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 The driver of the bus sustained minor injuries. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026 Police said no victims were found, and no injuries were reported. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026 One officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries when a mortar was thrown at him. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 However, 11Alive stated that two people had suffered serious injuries during the incident. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 This strategic move provides crucial experienced depth behind the plate, a position where injuries can quickly test a team's resources, especially as the season progresses towards a playoff push. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injuries
  1. damages
  2. injustices
  3. harms
  4. wrongs
Noun
  • In the lawsuit, Flagg is asking for injunctive relief, damages, profits and attorneys' fees, arguing Swift's use of the phrase could create consumer confusion and damage the value of her existing brand.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • According to the complaint, the Barbours are seeking personal injury damages for their physical injuries, and survival and wrongful death damages for Avila's estate.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • The Hanna’s Town Resolves, a document signed along Forbes Road in 1775 by citizens of Westmoreland County, protested the injustices of the British Parliament.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
  • Voter disenfranchisement and voter suppression are the injustices the VRA was designed to correct.
    — Anthony G. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
Definition of injustices
Noun
  • Critics say Heidelberg Materials, one of the world’s largest cement companies, failed to properly assess and mitigate the potential harms of its plans to create a limestone mine and cement factory in Central Java’s Kendeng Mountains.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • The harms associated with pesticides will continue to be a concern for consumers, courts and legislatures.
    — Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of harms
Noun
  • Brian Kilmeade views the semiquincentennial as an opportunity to reflect on the nation's founding courage and vision, while Lawrence Jones highlights America's continuous improvement despite past wrongs.
    — Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • So did two wrongs make a right?
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Definition of wrongs

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