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. 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.

2. Colonel Sonny Leggett:

   Initial indications are members of Daesh (IS) were among those targeted in the strike, however, we are working with local officials to determine whether there was collateral damage.

3. Richard Burr:

   There are consequences to war and we're in one, we hate where there's collateral damage. We hate when they're Americans. But as proven by the president's statement, we also killed two other Americans that were part of the terrorist organizations.

4. 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.

5. Dan Gainor:

   Billy Bush should n’t be fired. Billy Bush, as a reporter, sometimes plays to the interviewee and made a bad call in going too far with what everyone is calling ‘ locker room talk,' Davis said. Billy Bush’s going to get a rough break here. There’s no excuse for the aggressive rape talk. billy Bush offense isn't what Billy Bush observed Trump saying. Billy Bush offense's that Billy Bush didn't throw Donald Trump under the bus once Billy Bush decided to run. Billy Bush offense's what the media wanted Billy Bush to do, Gainor said. Since Billy Bush didn't, Billy Bush time there is over. I'm sure network execs could go through thousands of hours of tape and destroy tons of other celebrity careers for the awful things they say and do. Only they won't. Because they only want to get Donald Trump because Donald Trump's running as a Republican. Billy Bush is collateral damage.