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
Tony Lee Hughes, 38, of the 600 block of Camelot Manor, is charged with Level 6 felonies of killing a domestic animal and mutilating a vertebrate animal.
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Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
The victims in Louisiana and Florida were all stabbed, with some mutilated and several appeared posed suggestively.
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Corin Cesaric,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
The murderers followed them to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and proceeded to kill and mutilate them, too.
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Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Ravelo was the leader and organizer of invitation-only internet groups dedicated to the sharing and discussion of videos depicting monkeys being mutilated and tortured, the DOJ said in a statement.
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Sofia Saric
may 24,
Miami Herald,
24 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for mutilate
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
The victims in Louisiana and Florida were all stabbed, with some mutilated and several appeared posed suggestively.
—
Corin Cesaric,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
The murderers followed them to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and proceeded to kill and mutilate them, too.
—
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Ravelo was the leader and organizer of invitation-only internet groups dedicated to the sharing and discussion of videos depicting monkeys being mutilated and tortured, the DOJ said in a statement.
—
Sofia Saric
may 24,
Miami Herald,
24 May 2026
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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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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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An underage girl was injured and treated at a hospital.
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Sixty-six people were injured in the incident.
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The attack only maims Aegon, who is left bedridden and unable to walk on his own.
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The teenager was arrested for 12 counts of willful/malicious kill/maim/torture animal -- horse and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property over $5,000, authorities said.
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In this conflict, almost 4,000 people in Lebanon have been killed — a higher death toll than Iran’s — including 746 women, children and health workers; and more than triple that wounded.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross said 2025 was the worst year for civilians in a decade, with more than 900 people killed or wounded by explosive devices.
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One of the increasingly concerning threats is drones, which can be piloted remotely and are difficult to disable.
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Oftentimes, disabling security protections is frowned upon.
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Los Angeles police Friday released bodycam footage of an officer killing a woman’s pet dog in a case that has sparked outrage and questions.
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The Israeli strikes killed five people around the town of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, according to the official news agency NNA, and the army said a soldier was along the victims.
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The incident would live on in the national consciousness and permanently scar Exxon’s reputation.
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Instead of rigid probes that scar the brain, the porous, ultraflexible meshes were built to match the softness of cells and move with them.
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“Mutilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutilate. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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