as in to incapacitate
to cause severe or permanent injury to
on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year
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Recent Examples of maim
But their girls’ trip takes a shocking turn when one of their friends is found maimed in the woods.
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Giana Levy, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
Over 45,000 children have been maimed.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Horror deals with the fear of violence, maiming, being haunted by things.
—Karim Kattan, The Dial, 19 Aug. 2025
For nearly half a century, Iran has been a thorn in the side of the world, killing and maiming American soldiers, butchering Israeli citizens, threatening its neighbors and fostering terror around the world.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2025
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Giana Levy, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
Over 45,000 children have been maimed.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Horror deals with the fear of violence, maiming, being haunted by things.
—Karim Kattan, The Dial, 19 Aug. 2025
For nearly half a century, Iran has been a thorn in the side of the world, killing and maiming American soldiers, butchering Israeli citizens, threatening its neighbors and fostering terror around the world.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maim
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Lorenzo confronts and incapacitates Pepe, Sonia’s main ally, before facing Sonia herself.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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Laser strikes can potentially incapacitate pilots and put thousands of people at risk, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Such a finding could’ve crippled the operations of Google, Meta and X, among various others.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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Given the right series of chances, players could potentially construct a build that blasts thunder and chains together static strikes that will cripple entire rooms of foes at once.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Authorities seized devices found on his body and writings left in his bedroom in the probe of the shooting that killed one detainee and critically injured two others, FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge Joe Rothrock said on Thursday at a press conference.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
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The shooter was found dead at the scene, and no ICE agents or other law enforcement personnel were injured.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Of the eight people who were wounded and survived the mass shooting and fire Sunday at a Grand Blanc Township church, the first to get treatment at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital was a 6-year-old boy, said the doctor who cared for him.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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More than 200 people were wounded.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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After a nearly two-week-long trial, a Milwaukee County jury found Anderson, a 34-year-old former bartender, guilty on all counts on June 6, including first-degree intentional homicide and mutilating a corpse, in connection to Robinson's killing.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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Arturo Holmes/Getty Images The body found inside the Tesla had been mutilated and heavily decomposed, law enforcement sources told TMZ.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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At least four people were killed and eight were injured after a gunman attacked a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints service in Michigan on Sunday morning, police said.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Since finding out the gun that killed Dark Hearts member Warren Clarke (Joshua Dye) at the trap house robbery gone wrong once belonged to one of their own, Perry has been on a mission to figure out who inside the biker gang was feeding information to the thieves.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Maim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maim. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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