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 No details on injuries or fatalities were included in the post, which asked community members for video footage, photographs or any information related to the shooting. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2026 The victim, who hasn't been publicly identified, was treated at the scene by Santa Monica PD officers until paramedics took him to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Feyenoord’s 5-2 win at Cambuur had to be interrupted after away fans set off fireworks that reportedly caused minor injuries to some supporters. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Stanton’s Yankees career has turned into a case of what-might-have-been, as injuries have routinely betrayed his body. — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 The run defense, led by Brooks and Sieler, is partly unknown because of injuries to starters. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 The former first-rounder has had an especially disappointing three seasons and missed all of last year with hamstring injuries. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026 Cam Ross, who starred at UConn in 2019 before a series of injuries over the next three years led him to transfer to James Madison and then Virginia, is looking to stick in Denver. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Knight was also shot during the incident but only suffered minor injuries. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injuries
  1. damages
  2. injustices
  3. harms
  4. wrongs
Noun
  • The trial, which got underway in an Oakland court last week, could result in billions of dollars in damages and forced remedies that could lead to an overhaul of Facebook and Instagram.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit asks for a jury trial, an injunction against ongoing and future copyright infringement and unspecified damages.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • The players have long spoken out about racial injustices and LGBTQ rights.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Ultimately, Ridgway asks what responsibility bystanders must take for the injustices around them.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of injustices
Noun
  • Others on Wall Street, however, see higher levels of risk, equating Meta's case to Big Tobacco in the 1990s when tobacco companies had to pay billions for misleading the public about the safety and potential harms of their products.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • People see the potential harms of data centers clearly, and as such, 7 in 10 Americans oppose building data centers for artificial intelligence.
    — Jorge Aguilar, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of harms
Noun
  • And having the club fined is also not going to cause individual players to curtail their emotions or not defend themselves against actual or perceived wrongs.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The tired, the sick, the hungry, the famous and tons of ex-boyfriends, all regretting their wrongs.
    — Courtney Love, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrongs

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“Injuries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injuries. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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