as in impaired
deprived of the power to perform one or more natural bodily activities
the disabled man was unable to climb the stairs without help
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as in crippled
to cause severe or permanent injury to
a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash
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as in paralyzed
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
disabled the controls for unauthorized users
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Recent Examples of disabled
CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Pineda — who was charged with one count of assault and battery on an elder or disabled person with injury — initially pleaded not guilty, per the outlet.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Sturm hasn’t been disabled anywhere but Trials of Osiris at this point, but that may change soon.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The investigation found heightened flood risks at large trauma centers, small rural hospitals, children’s hospitals, and long-term care facilities that serve older and disabled patients.
—CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Pineda — who was charged with one count of assault and battery on an elder or disabled person with injury — initially pleaded not guilty, per the outlet.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
The takeoff on runway 22R was disabled at the airport and the plane was removed from the runway, NBC News reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Sturm hasn’t been disabled anywhere but Trials of Osiris at this point, but that may change soon.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disabled
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More information from the EEOC on disability discrimination against individuals who are blind or visually impaired is online here.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Key Takeaways Alcohol and Benadryl both depress the central nervous system (CNS), and combining them can dramatically worsen side effects like drowsiness, slowed breathing, confusion, and impaired coordination.—
Alex Yampolsky,
Verywell Health,
29 Sep. 2025
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Another hunter had crippled him.—
Robert Merchant,
Outdoor Life,
1 Oct. 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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Hong Kong/Tokyo — Japan’s favorite beer brand is reeling from a cyberattack that paralyzed its production last week.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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The family is reeling from the tragedy as Kinzely has been paralyzed from the neck down, her family said in a GoFundMe set up to assist with Kayleb's funeral and medical assistance for the surviving children.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Rivian produces adventure-ready electric vehicles with high power outputs and exceptional ground clearance.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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This dual-purpose design requires exceptional stiffness, vibration control, and precision engineering, allowing heavy highway loads and high-speed rail traffic to share the same structure safely.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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One caller said a delta-8 gummy incapacitated their adult son for several hours.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Another note that came up in the responses to this question is that everyone, of any age, should make sure that there are plans in place for a friend or relative to take care of the dog if the owner is incapacitated or dies.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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According to the Gaza Health Ministry, which Hamas oversees, 64,522 Palestinians have been killed in the war and another 163,096 have been wounded.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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Two separate shootings at South Carolina State University left one woman dead, a man wounded and triggered a campus-wide lockdown on Saturday night, according to the school and local authorities.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Kerzka and the others did their best to comfort them, to bandage small wounds; the most critically injured were already at the hospital.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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When Odegaard came off injured in the first half against Leeds and then Nottingham Forest, Arteta opted to replace him with Ethan Nwaneri, who impressed in both games.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Disabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabled. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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