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as in to ache
to feel or cause physical pain
my head hurts a bad sprain that really hurts I hurt all over
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as in to damage
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
don't worry that you'll hurt the new lawn by walking across it
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as in to injure
to cause bodily damage to
the common belief that reading in poor light hurts your eyes
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as in to grieve
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
I know you must be hurting from the cruel words they said
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as in injured
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as in distress
a state of great suffering of body or mind
in her hurt she said a lot of things to her boyfriend that she didn't really mean
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as in harm
something that causes loss or pain
a totally baseless accusation that caused lasting hurt to his reputation
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Recent Examples of hurt
Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Opponents, meanwhile, argued the amendment would hurt public schools, including by diverting money away from them.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
Robert Daniels, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
However, if Google’s ad tech antitrust woes result in a breakup of its advertising operation, Google investors could be in a world of hurt.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The outcome will be consequential for markets on many fronts, including dictating policies that could hurt, or boost, different industries, as well as tax and spending plans that will influence the direction of interest rates and the U.S. dollar.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Opponents, meanwhile, argued the amendment would hurt public schools, including by diverting money away from them.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
Exhibiting Forgiveness is a culmination of the deep hurt and conflicting feelings that have inspired his work.
—Robert Daniels, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
However, if Google’s ad tech antitrust woes result in a breakup of its advertising operation, Google investors could be in a world of hurt.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurt
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My heart aches for his family, friends and teammates.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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My muscles groaned against the weight of the skin around them, aching to be set loose.Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday that Ukraine had fired six ATACMS missiles at the facility in Bryansk, claiming five of the missiles were shot down and the sixth was damaged.Lauren Kent, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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The cars were significantly damaged in an apparent head-on collision.Ashley Hume, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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The fish, which can grow to 30 feet in length and feed on krill, have typically washed up on beaches when injured or disoriented, according to scientists.James Doubek, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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There were no fatalities but two people were seriously injured with severe burns from a powerful explosion Tuesday night that destroyed several condominiums and heavily damaged others in Orion Township, authorities confirmed on Wednesday.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
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There’s a quicksilver brilliance to her Berniece, a widow still grieving her husband, a daughter acutely feeling the loss of her parents, a mother determined to shield her daughter from generational trauma, and a woman contemplating her own future, romantic, economic, spiritual, and otherwise.Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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There are about as many ways to grieve as there are ways to lose loved ones.Christine Pride, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
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But animal rights campaigners and pet owners have long complained that the noise causes extreme distress to animals.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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And even 12 years after the storm, a study of survivors reported elevated levels of psychological distress and post-traumatic stress symptoms compared to the general population.Bill Frist, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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This means the economic harm to the other country would have to come from fewer exports due to the higher prices.Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Again, children who are wary of depictions of animal harm may be uncomfortable with seeing that character, as well as a young lion cub, threatened or in a cage.Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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While people, by and large, are more likely to have a job and more likely to have higher wages, that doesn’t mean there isn’t still pain in the labor market or within household finances, Gould said.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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This approach has been used for spine pain for decades, but it is now being applied more widely to pain from other areas of the body.Rachael Rzasa Lynn, The Conversation, 25 July 2024
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Bell's attempt to salvage his playoff hopes by overtaking Bubba Wallace was marred by Wallace's deceleration due to a potential tire issue.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Still, Moldovan officials are braced for a second round of voting marred by pro-Russian meddling.Christian Edwards, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Hurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurt. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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