as in to paralyze
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
town councils felt immobilized by the powers newly granted to the state legislation
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Recent Examples of immobilize
Ambulances from 100 miles away Now Kikta needs to immobilize Brody’s neck.
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Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
What begins as a simple heist spirals into a nightmarish ordeal after one sister throws out her back and becomes immobilized on the second floor.
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Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
The authors found distinctive puncture marks, skeletal damage and dismemberment patterns, all of which were consistent with an apex predator that immobilizes prey through concentrated gripping force, rather than prolonged tearing or chewing.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
These clichés come to fruition when Kristen is immobilized by pain in one of her legs which, of course, is diagnosed as cancer.
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Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for immobilize
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
What begins as a simple heist spirals into a nightmarish ordeal after one sister throws out her back and becomes immobilized on the second floor.
—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
The authors found distinctive puncture marks, skeletal damage and dismemberment patterns, all of which were consistent with an apex predator that immobilizes prey through concentrated gripping force, rather than prolonged tearing or chewing.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
These clichés come to fruition when Kristen is immobilized by pain in one of her legs which, of course, is diagnosed as cancer.
—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for immobilize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobilize
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While receiving treatment at a British base, Derek learned that he was paralyzed from the chest down.
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With endless criteria, knowing exactly what to ask for from a pair of jean shorts is paralyzing.
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Airbus UpNext's DragonFly project is developing AI that manages complex emergencies autonomously when the crew is incapacitated.
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According to the law enforcement investigation, Garcia activated her Taser seven times in a row in about a minute, with the State Patrol concluding that three to four of those activations occurred after Tomlinson was already incapacitated by the initial Taser deployments.
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Attacking and denying a nation’s assets in space can cripple the effective use of weapons on the ground.
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The move on Monday marks the most sweeping rollback of American oil sanctions against Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, reversing years of pressure designed to cripple Iran's economy, and is expected to deliver billions in oil revenue for the Iranian regime.
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Kirk had disappeared from their feeds, and Erika Kirk had gone viral for the wrong reasons—taking the stage at her husband’s memorial service amid pyrotechnics and attempting her own campus tour, undermining her image as a Christian trad wife whose priorities were her family and her home.
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Over his 18-year tenure at the Fed, Greenspan embodied the omnipotent technocrat — a legacy critics say was fatally undermined by his failure to spot the 2008 housing bubble.
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“Immobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobilize. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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