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Recent Examples of collateral damage
There’s no version of a shutdown where real people aren’t collateral damage.
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Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
And it’s been even harder for my daughter, Piper, who’s become collateral damage in a mess of adults behaving badly.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 1 May 2025
From book bans to budget cuts, from anti-DEI policies to culture war campaigns, the targets may be political, but the collateral damage is generational.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
But the collateral damage of this popular form of entertainment doesn’t end there.
—John J. Lennon, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
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Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
And it’s been even harder for my daughter, Piper, who’s become collateral damage in a mess of adults behaving badly.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 1 May 2025
From book bans to budget cuts, from anti-DEI policies to culture war campaigns, the targets may be political, but the collateral damage is generational.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
But the collateral damage of this popular form of entertainment doesn’t end there.
—John J. Lennon, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
Noun
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Of those, 94 fatalities are attributed to rainfall flooding.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
1 June 2025
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Nationally, water, both freshwater flooding and saltwater storm surge, has been responsible for 63% of the direct fatalities from hurricanes in the past decade, said Brennan.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Michael Westergren, the National Chairman for the Committee of Youth Education for the Arkansas American Legion, said Veterans Day ceremonies are a chance to ensure that the sacrifices made by soldiers, sailors and airmen aren't forgotten and that their service is appreciated.—
Brett Barrouquere,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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Instead of using Memorial Day as a time to honor and reflect on the sacrifices made by Americans in combat, many Americans use the day as a celebration of the beginning of summer.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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The victim, who suffered a laceration to the head, was transported by EMS to Lincoln Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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According to reports, the attacker shot his victims, the couple Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, on the street outside the museum as the event, organized by the American Jewish Committee, was winding down.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The very functions that could inform smarter, more efficient resource allocation become the first casualties.—
Nick Hart,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Karl Lado spent 26 years as a naval submarine repair officer and Sue Lado was a combat casualty assistance nurse the last 13 years of her nursing career.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
Noun
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In late 2019, a telemarketing company in the Little Rock, Arkansas, area fell prey to a crippling ransomware attack.—
Harry Kazakian,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The results also indicate that megalodon populations living in different habitats had slightly contrasting diets, potentially because of differing prey availability.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
Noun
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For me, her passing was also the loss of a cherished friend.—
Alan K. Rode,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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The Democratic Party suffered significant blows in 2024 with President Donald Trump's reelection and the narrow loss of both chambers of Congress.—
Hannah Gaskill,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2025
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During the Victorian era, luminaries such as Wilkie Collins and Alfred, Lord Tennyson paid tribute to Franklin, eulogizing him as a martyr who sacrificed himself for the cause of scientific advancement.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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In the years after the attack, Trump lionized the Jan. 6 attackers and praised Babbitt as a martyr to his MAGA cause.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
19 May 2025
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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