as in mayhem
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of mutilation
Booker was charged with first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, disinterment and mutilation and concealing a death.
—
Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
While Doom usually conceals his face, either due to a terrible mutilation (or sometimes, vanity, bearing an amusingly minor scar), he is shown in the post-credits scene with his mask off.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
In 2017, after a competency hearing, Gille was found not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of dismemberment and mutilation of dead bodies and malicious destruction of tombs and monuments, court records show.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
The killer is accused of cutting victims' throats before performing abdominal mutilations.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mutilation
Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
While Doom usually conceals his face, either due to a terrible mutilation (or sometimes, vanity, bearing an amusingly minor scar), he is shown in the post-credits scene with his mask off.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
In 2017, after a competency hearing, Gille was found not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of dismemberment and mutilation of dead bodies and malicious destruction of tombs and monuments, court records show.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
The killer is accused of cutting victims' throats before performing abdominal mutilations.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mutilation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutilation
Noun
-
Now let’s see the Survivor contestants cause this much mayhem.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 Sep. 2025
-
It could have been derived from Jira Monster, a 1952 story written by Shigeru Kayama about a lizard-like creature that caused mayhem on a Pacific island.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
But the treatment has been criticized since the early days as, variously, a Communist plot, forced mass medication and an industrial byproduct that causes more harm than good.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
-
Congress and state legislatures should investigate and hold the FDA accountable for ignoring overwhelming evidence of harm.—
Lila Rose,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
There is some concern about Daniels after suffering the injury due to how much he has been getting hit.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
-
Trout’s injuries over the last five seasons will likely rob him of the chance to reach some of baseball’s most important milestones.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
According to results from a Sunday procedure to have skin lesions removed, doctors found squamous cell carcinoma, which starts in cells in the middle and outer layers of the skin.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
-
Fungal infection, yeast infection, some kind of autoimmune lesion such as pemphigus or lupus, acne, and solar dermatitis are just a few other possibilities that come to mind.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
The order also instructs IDPH to publish its own, accessible vaccine guidance to the public, support school vaccination efforts, and work with local health departments, community health centers, disability organizations, and rural providers to encourage vaccination on a larger scale statewide.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
-
There are, however, exceptions for students with disabilities who have individualized education programs.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Others have linked pesticides to a range of behavioral and cognitive impairment in children.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
-
Both men were working at a commercial private property, police said, and the driver of the concrete truck cooperated with officers and showed no signs of impairment.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
After much chest-beating about his score predictions in the leadup to Week 5 of the TSSAA football season, Kreager went 5-5.—
Tyler Palmateer,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Sep. 2025
-
The academy said Jackson assaulted Smith during a match, going off the normal script to commit the beating.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
The tactics have transcended low-level website defacements and data theft too and now extend to more destructive attacks on systems such as energy grids, gas pipelines, and undersea cables.—
Brian Walsh,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
-
Tuesday’s alert is the latest in what’s been a string of hateful defacements this summer.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mutilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutilation. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share