Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurt (for)
Verb
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The move is part of a broad effort to limit access to federal benefits for immigrants who lack legal status.—
Annie Ma,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025 -
The region’s biggest problem is that more than 95% of its companies are small or medium-sized firms, which lack the money or skilled staff to adopt AI and boost productivity.—
Andres Oppenheimer
July 11,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Fastow started by going door to door to dozens of insurance brokers in San Francisco and asking them about their pain points and most time consuming tasks.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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He was regularly asked about his access to national defense information, prosecutors said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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When all 16 of her campers and her co-counselors were safely accounted for at the pavilion, Ainslie heard campers from another cabin — one that housed some of the camp’s youngest children — begging for help.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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But when Dexter relapsed back into killing and exposed his son to the family trade, the homecoming turned sour and Dexter begged his kid to shoot him–– and Harrison obliged.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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“Hurt (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurt%20%28for%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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