Synonyms for collateral damage
col·lat·er·al dam·age

Princeton's WordNet

1. collateral damagenoun

   (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations

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1. • Fatal Accident
   • Military

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1. Gabby Giffords:

   There are people out there whose minds Barbara Parker will never change, if you are a parent, if you are a mother, if you have children -- how can you look your child in the eye and say Barbara Parker are willing to allow you to be collateral damage in order to keep what some people perceive to be their constitutional rights ? If Barbara Parker as a society are willing to accept that, what kind of society are Barbara Parker ?

2. Mary Trump:

   I saw firsthand what focusing on the wrong things, elevating the wrong people can do -- the collateral damage that can be created by allowing somebody to live their lives without accountability, if I can do anything to change the narrative and to tell the truth, I need to do it. Because I don't believe the American people had the entire truth four years ago.

3. Jacob Appelbaum:

   I find this stuff to be so frustrating because while they can be sources of legitimate intelligence, there can be lots of collateral damage.

4. Shailesh Kshatriya:

   For today and broadly for this year, the oil market seems to be dictating the script for the TSX, the longer oil prices remain subdued as they are, the greater the collateral damage.

5. James Terry:

   These strikes are intended to destroy ISIL strongholds with precision, thereby saving innocent Iraqi lives while minimizing collateral damage to infrastructure.