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as in damaging
to cause bodily damage to
though she wasn't harmed by the flying glass, she slipped and fell on a piece and cut her hand
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as in injuring
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the company's reputation has been harmed by allegations of crooked accounting
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Recent Examples of harming
Companies clinging to this outdated model risk losing their best talent, hurting families of working parents, and ultimately harming their bottom line.
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Liz Teran, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Natural lacquers are free of toxins, and a special buffing method is used to color and shine nails without harming the hands and feet.
—Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
While the price is alluring, what truly sets this apart is its cocktail of pure vitamin C paired with salicylic acid and neurosensine to refine skin texture and tone on the face and neck without harming sensitive skin.
—Akili King, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
In an interview with KOMO News outside of the courtroom, the boy's parents asserted that their son had no intention of harming anyone.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The trailer that Derrickson mentions shows the Grabber has only grown more powerful in death, capable of violently harming Gwen in her dreams.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
At Stanton Wood, their responsibility is not only to keep the students from harming each other, but also to keep them from harming themselves.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
The goal of the procedure is to remove all of the skin cancer without harming the healthy skin around it.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Jernigan, Houry, and Daskalakis say that Kennedy’s vaccine moves are already harming Americans.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Liz Teran, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Natural lacquers are free of toxins, and a special buffing method is used to color and shine nails without harming the hands and feet.
—Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
While the price is alluring, what truly sets this apart is its cocktail of pure vitamin C paired with salicylic acid and neurosensine to refine skin texture and tone on the face and neck without harming sensitive skin.
—Akili King, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
In an interview with KOMO News outside of the courtroom, the boy's parents asserted that their son had no intention of harming anyone.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The trailer that Derrickson mentions shows the Grabber has only grown more powerful in death, capable of violently harming Gwen in her dreams.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
At Stanton Wood, their responsibility is not only to keep the students from harming each other, but also to keep them from harming themselves.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
The goal of the procedure is to remove all of the skin cancer without harming the healthy skin around it.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Jernigan, Houry, and Daskalakis say that Kennedy’s vaccine moves are already harming Americans.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harming
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Avoid using excessive water to prevent damaging the floors.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Colorado Springs club shooting A 22-year-old gunman entered an LGBTQ nightclub in November 2022 in Colorado Springs shortly before midnight and immediately opened fire, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others before patrons confronted and stopped him, police said.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The suspect was indicted by a federal grand jury in July and is also accused of shooting and injuring another state lawmaker and his wife earlier the same day.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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But reducing the supply of homes available for sale also pushed home prices up, hurting families on the cusp of homeownership.—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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Doctors spent several minutes resuscitating Luka before making the difficult decision to use a paralyzing agent to stop him from moving and potentially hurting himself.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Boston comes in with three straight losses marring otherwise agreeable vibes.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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A student who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun on himself, has died, according to the local sheriff's office.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Police say Reed then opened fire in the parking lot, killing Jones, wounding a 23-year-old Dallas man and also shooting at off-duty officers who were working at the business.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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Unit construction costs are estimated at $277,000, arriving at rents 40% below comparable market apartments, proving that pre-construction design work married with the right product with the right site can deliver lower cost without compromising investor yield.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lovevook Laptop Tote Bag Looking stylish for work doesn’t have to mean compromising on function.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Then the hurricane continued on a more northward path around the islands and finally began weakening after powerful 145 mph winds tapered off.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Total job growth was revised lower by the largest amount in history, The revisions erased 911 thousand jobs over the full year period, adding to mounting concerns of a weakening labor market and fueling questions as to the reliability of monthly data being used to gauge employment.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Harming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harming. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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