as in to cripple
to cause severe or permanent injury to
was lucky not to be mutilated in the car crash
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Recent Examples of mutilate
In that same overcrowded room sit an emaciated woman with haunted eyes and an older man whose hands are mutilated.
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Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Demi Moore is excellent as someone trying to win back control of her narrative and body, as Margaret Qualley dials in a perfectly observed, completely artificial performance as the two halves of a Hollywood star try to mutilate each other (and therefore themselves) in an attempt to defy biology.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
Their bodies were mutilated and burned, and others were thrown into the sea.
—Azhar Fateh, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Her body had been mutilated and cut in half with surgical precision.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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About six weeks ago, hackers crippled the computer systems of the TV and mobile phone provider Dish Network.—
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Oakland Mills Coach: Chris Brewington Last season: Class 2A state champion Outlook: Losing the talent Oakland Mills did from last year’s outdoor season would cripple most programs, but the Scorpions have reloaded.—
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He was drugged before being taken back to his apartment by the defendants, who then robbed him of over $2,000 and left him lying incapacitated on his bed, according to prosecutors.—
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One punch by Harrison Ford's terrifying Red Hulk is enough to outright incapacitate Wilson for good.—
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None of the 60 employees inside SPS Technologies, which manufactures fasteners mainly for the aerospace industry, was injured after explosions set off the fire.—
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Peel Regional Paramedic Services at first classified a child as injured and in critical condition, but the Hospital for Sick Children later said the child was in good condition.—
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Each shell scatters as many as 88 grenade-sized submunitions, and can kill and maim infantry across a wide area.—
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Siegfried is very worried that Tristan has been thrown out of the army or is maimed or something horrible has happened.—
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According to his indictment, Davis orchestrated Shakur’s murder and provided the .40-caliber Glock that also wounded Knight, who was driving Shakur down the famed Vegas strip.—
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It’s anchored by an actress, Marion Cotillard, who has one of the great faces, and a classical sophistication with a glamorous, out-of-reach noirish beauty that pairs wonderfully with a creature cut out of Hans Christian Andersen: amorous, elusive, but wounded.—
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The woman then tried to escape, but the man trapped her by shooting and disabling her car, according to troopers.—
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Accessing the Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down keys requires disabling Num Lock, and there's no function-lock feature to prioritize the F1 through F12 keys.—
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The dismissals come less than three weeks after a midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter killed 67 people and brought new scrutiny to air traffic controllers and their workloads.—
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Bailey was sentenced to 30 years in prison for conspiring to kill Brach.—
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Hundreds in communities recently scarred by fire were forced to flee all over again.—
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Officials fear that neighborhoods scarred by wildfires could now suffer mudslides.—
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“Mutilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutilate. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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