as in harmful
causing or capable of causing harm
inaccurate news reports are injurious to the public's faith in the media
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Recent Examples of injurious
To help, however, would obviously be injurious to her dignity, far more than the present situation is to his.
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Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
This court decision is profoundly more disturbing and injurious.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Natalie Leonard, 28, was hit with a slew of charges for the Monday crash, including reckless endangerment, vehicular assault, acting in a manner injurious to a child and DWI.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 21 May 2024
But last week, the Supreme Court refused to hear Mckesson’s appeal, which is baffling in light of earlier decisions where the court protected organizers of demonstrations from being sued for unlawful or injurious acts by others.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2024
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Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
This court decision is profoundly more disturbing and injurious.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Natalie Leonard, 28, was hit with a slew of charges for the Monday crash, including reckless endangerment, vehicular assault, acting in a manner injurious to a child and DWI.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 21 May 2024
But last week, the Supreme Court refused to hear Mckesson’s appeal, which is baffling in light of earlier decisions where the court protected organizers of demonstrations from being sued for unlawful or injurious acts by others.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injurious
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Just be sure never to mix vinegar with hydrogen peroxide, which can cause a harmful toxic gas if inhaled.Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
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Third-party testing confirms that the supplement contains the ingredients listed on the label and is free from harmful contaminants.Barbie Cervoni, Health, 23 Nov. 2024
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Most vapes contain nicotine, which comes from tobacco and can be detrimental to the parts of a young person's brain that oversee learning, attention, impulse control and mood.Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ohio State has already dropped a game this year so another loss could be detrimental to their seeding down the line.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Impact Of Workplace Anxiety Workplace anxiety often has damaging effects on employees and organizations.Erik Pham, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Delegates from nearly 200 countries have been addressing the perils of climate change and trying to find the huge sums of money needed to slow, and cope with, its damaging effects across the planet.Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
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The filing details the company's ongoing legal proceedings, including actions against former executives and other entities, with no material adverse effect expected on the company's financial condition.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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While several free services to automatically delete all of an account’s posts exist, ones reviewed by NBC News either don’t guarantee against adverse effects like potentially suspending the account or require some technical work.Kevin Collier, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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For observers to project their own values and interests onto Hamas and its supporters is to fall into a dangerous trap.John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Williams was wearing a monitor manufactured by Honeywell Safety Products that should have warned him that he had been exposed to dangerous levels of toxic chemicals.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Injurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injurious. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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