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. Mark Corallo:

   I understand David Vitter's desire to score political points against Bill Clinton. I was in the Bill Clinton opposition business long before anyone had heard of David Vitter. And by all means it should be open season on Bill Clinton, but we should be careful to base our political attacks on facts, not innuendo dressed up as a Congressional inquiry. We shouldn't treat everyone who ever associated with the Clinton's as collateral damage.

2. John Viola:

   By default, we're like the collateral damage of this trend.

3. Refugees Antonio Guterres:

   This is a mistake, and precisely the wrong reaction for an era in which record numbers of people are fleeing wars, security and immigration management are concerns for any country, but policies must be designed in a way that human lives do not end up becoming collateral damage.

4. Chris Swonger:

   American whiskeys have become collateral damage.

5. Peter Maurer:

   The compounded effects of intense fighting and import restrictions are having a dramatic impact on health care. Health facilities have been massively attacked as well as suffering collateral damage, medicines can't get in so patient care is falling apart. Fuel shortages mean equipment doesn't work. This cannot go on. Yemen is crumbling. As a matter of urgency, there must be free movement of goods into and across the country ... Much more needs to be done.