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
The concerned Langdon finds that the patient survived, but had a portion of her leg amputated.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
The 49ers Hall of Fame safety had his pinkie mangled on a tackle during a game in 1985, and played with a splint before having the digit amputated after the season.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Adair was previously advised to have his leg amputated.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
Their aspirations for independence from the Habsburgs were crushed in 1849, and their territory was amputated by the peace agreements that ended the First World War.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Before Dublin underwent surgery to have his leg amputated, Lipinski planned a full-scale photoshoot in wine country.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
The Baltimore native was born with fibular hemimelia and had her legs amputated at 18 months old.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
The 27-year-old Wallace, who grew up loving hockey, had his right leg amputated above the knee after a water-skiing accident at age 10 and thought his dreams of playing the sport at the highest level were over before discovering Para ice hockey.
—Daniella Matar, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
After her adoption, Masters had both legs amputated.
—Kayla Blanton, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
The 49ers Hall of Fame safety had his pinkie mangled on a tackle during a game in 1985, and played with a splint before having the digit amputated after the season.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Adair was previously advised to have his leg amputated.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
Their aspirations for independence from the Habsburgs were crushed in 1849, and their territory was amputated by the peace agreements that ended the First World War.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Before Dublin underwent surgery to have his leg amputated, Lipinski planned a full-scale photoshoot in wine country.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
The Baltimore native was born with fibular hemimelia and had her legs amputated at 18 months old.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
The 27-year-old Wallace, who grew up loving hockey, had his right leg amputated above the knee after a water-skiing accident at age 10 and thought his dreams of playing the sport at the highest level were over before discovering Para ice hockey.
—Daniella Matar, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
After her adoption, Masters had both legs amputated.
—Kayla Blanton, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amputated
severed
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Bank, a New York surgeon who founded a clinic focused on post-mastectomy pain, said the pain is believed to be triggered by nerves that are severed during surgery and then left that way.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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In February, the company faced scrutiny for striking a deal with the Department of Defense after the Pentagon severed ties with AI rival Anthropic.—
Lola Murti,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Amputated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputated. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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