damage
noun
injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness.
are damaging
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present progressiveof damage.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“With weakness seen across the full spectrum of income, age and gender demographic groups, these are damaging findings given the U.K. government’s priority of economic growth,” Bellamy said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Modern gadgets are damaging our ability to daydream, socialize and perceive the physical world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
He added that "comments made by certain Senegalese football officials are damaging relations" between the two countries, referring to allegations that Morocco controls CAF.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Extremely high prices would benefit OPEC+ member countries in the short term, but the “ensuing demand destruction and supply builds that follow are damaging to the group over the long run,” Young noted.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 3, 2025
Consider the farmer who sprays his fields with insecticide to kill the bugs that are damaging his crops.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
