as in severed
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to remove (part of a person's body)
His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated.
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Recent Examples of amputated
There was an accident near Houston that resulted in one of the monks having to get his leg amputated.
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Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
The surgeon sutured the wounds but knew the arm would have to be amputated.
—Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Lindsey Vonn says her left leg almost needed to be amputated following her horrific crash while competing at the Milan-Cortina Olympics this month.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
That was before 2023, when a bout with pneumonia led to an infection that required all of his limbs to be amputated.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Monger was eventually extracted from the car alive, but with severe injuries that ultimately led to him having sections of both legs amputated.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
One monk needed to have his leg amputated, while the other suffered less severe injuries.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Nearly a month and 277 miles into their journey, in Dayton, Texas, two monks were hit by a car, resulting in one having his leg amputated.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2026
At 14, Huckaby was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, that ended with her right leg being amputated and her dreams of a gymnastics career dashed.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
The surgeon sutured the wounds but knew the arm would have to be amputated.
—Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Lindsey Vonn says her left leg almost needed to be amputated following her horrific crash while competing at the Milan-Cortina Olympics this month.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
That was before 2023, when a bout with pneumonia led to an infection that required all of his limbs to be amputated.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Monger was eventually extracted from the car alive, but with severe injuries that ultimately led to him having sections of both legs amputated.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
One monk needed to have his leg amputated, while the other suffered less severe injuries.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Nearly a month and 277 miles into their journey, in Dayton, Texas, two monks were hit by a car, resulting in one having his leg amputated.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2026
At 14, Huckaby was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, that ended with her right leg being amputated and her dreams of a gymnastics career dashed.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amputated
severed
Verb
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By the mid-2010s, several Arab states in the gulf had severed diplomatic ties with Tehran.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Five workers stationed near the powerhouse were rescued by helicopter from both the New Colgate facility and a nearby Pacific Gas & Electric site after the access road was severed.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Amputated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputated. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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