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as in harm
something that causes loss or pain
opponents of casino gambling claim that it is a detriment to society at large
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as in disadvantage
the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success
the requirement that runners wear shoes for the race worked to his detriment since he was used to running barefoot
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Recent Examples of detriment
What’s more, Demers doesn’t see Newsom’s California return address as necessarily a detriment.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
The same source suggested to The Athletic that Sanders' refusal to hire an agent to represent him in an official capacity acted as a detriment.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Anne and Ginny’s is the sort of dynamic jagged and fluid enough to build a series around — just not this series, which, to its detriment, seems far more interested in watching Kate and Jack and Danny and Claude rehash the same old arguments with each other.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
But maternal health - and social - systems have typically focused on and welcomed only the birthing person, to the exclusion of fathers and the detriment of both partners.
—Eva Epker, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
The same source suggested to The Athletic that Sanders' refusal to hire an agent to represent him in an official capacity acted as a detriment.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Anne and Ginny’s is the sort of dynamic jagged and fluid enough to build a series around — just not this series, which, to its detriment, seems far more interested in watching Kate and Jack and Danny and Claude rehash the same old arguments with each other.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
But maternal health - and social - systems have typically focused on and welcomed only the birthing person, to the exclusion of fathers and the detriment of both partners.
—Eva Epker, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detriment
Noun
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Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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Much of the debate, from critics on both sides of the aisle, has focused on the harm this could cause the most vulnerable Americans.—
Brian Castrucci,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Those who continue managing AI initiatives separately from their core commerce operations may find themselves at a disadvantage as conversational search becomes more prevalent.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The law defines discrimination as when a trading partner's laws, import duties, regulations or other restrictions place the U.S. at a disadvantage.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Baking Soda Myths to Skip Although baking soda has a lot of uses, there are a few myths about baking soda that aren't backed by any scientific evidence and can actually cause damage to your garden.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 May 2025
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Some species, such as green June beetles, cause turf damage in a different manner.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Many sellers raise prices Sarah Wells, whose Sarah Wells Bags sells totes and breast milk coolers, has raised prices by 10% to 15% to offset some of her tariff expenses.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Faced with fewer tax dollars and more expenses, this proposal would make childless adults and adult caregivers whose income is 138 percent of the federal poverty level ineligible for Medicaid.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Zverev, Tsitsipas, Medvedev and Matteo Berrettini, the Italian who had to miss this French Open through injury, were chief among them.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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By game day, two days after the Fever announced that Clark’s quadriceps injury would hold her out for at least two weeks, StubHub offered seats for less than $10.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
29 May 2025
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“Detriment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detriment. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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