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
While she was being initially treated at a Pensacola hospital, multiple people — including friends of friends and the surgeon who amputated her hand — recommended Glenn Gaston, an orthopedic surgeon and director of the OrthoCarolina Hand Center.
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
Catherine’s right leg was lacerated to the bone and nearly amputated by a propeller.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
The 50-year-old North Carolina father from Wilkesboro told WXII 12 that life changed for him suddenly when his leg was amputated at the knee earlier this year.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
In 2021, while coaching at Jackson State, Sanders had two toes on his left foot amputated due to blood clots.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Health officials in Gaza say more than 4,700 Palestinians have had limbs amputated in the nearly two years of war.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
His father made tools and his mother was a nurse who developed a rare autoimmune condition when her son was 11 that led to her limbs being amputated.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
His leg was amputated as a kid, but that didn’t stop him from reaching incredible atheltic success.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
His treatments reportedly included having two toes amputated.
—Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
Catherine’s right leg was lacerated to the bone and nearly amputated by a propeller.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
The 50-year-old North Carolina father from Wilkesboro told WXII 12 that life changed for him suddenly when his leg was amputated at the knee earlier this year.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
In 2021, while coaching at Jackson State, Sanders had two toes on his left foot amputated due to blood clots.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Health officials in Gaza say more than 4,700 Palestinians have had limbs amputated in the nearly two years of war.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
His father made tools and his mother was a nurse who developed a rare autoimmune condition when her son was 11 that led to her limbs being amputated.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
His leg was amputated as a kid, but that didn’t stop him from reaching incredible atheltic success.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
His treatments reportedly included having two toes amputated.
—Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amputated
severed
Verb
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To minimize okra's infamous textural issues, take care not to cut the stem end so closely that the pod is severed.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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In 2022, debris from an underwater volcanic eruption severed the island's only subsea communication cable, cutting the island off from the rest of the world.—
Magdalena Petrova,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Amputated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputated. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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