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 track and field athlete was born without a fibula in her right leg, which resulted in the limb being amputated below the knee, per her bio.
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
The department also investigated the facility after an employee’s finger was amputated, local station KING 5 reported.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Good was a partial amputee with one of his hands amputated above the wrist and his left leg amputated below the knee, Pope said.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 28 May 2026
After his leg was amputated, doctors reportedly discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his bladder, leading to a massive pelvic surgery.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
And a few fans had limbs amputated.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
The man’s leg had to be amputated.
—Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Perez was rushed to a hospital, where his legs were amputated before he was declared brain dead on Friday, Vazquez said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Eventually, both legs were amputated.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
The department also investigated the facility after an employee’s finger was amputated, local station KING 5 reported.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Good was a partial amputee with one of his hands amputated above the wrist and his left leg amputated below the knee, Pope said.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 28 May 2026
After his leg was amputated, doctors reportedly discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his bladder, leading to a massive pelvic surgery.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
And a few fans had limbs amputated.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
The man’s leg had to be amputated.
—Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Perez was rushed to a hospital, where his legs were amputated before he was declared brain dead on Friday, Vazquez said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Eventually, both legs were amputated.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amputated
severed
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When tube feet were severed, the wound margin was a mess of missing or fragmented epidermal and connective tissue.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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The agency, which also serves Milpitas, Cupertino and Saratoga, has since severed ties with the rescue, according to Deputy Director Monica Wylie.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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“Amputated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputated. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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