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 Baltimore native was born with fibular hemimelia and had her legs amputated at 18 months old.
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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
Days later, on December 16, 2008, doctors amputated Schultz’s leg just above the knee.
—Jonathan Carone, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
There was an accident near Houston that resulted in one of the monks having to get his leg amputated.
—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
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
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
Days later, on December 16, 2008, doctors amputated Schultz’s leg just above the knee.
—Jonathan Carone, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
There was an accident near Houston that resulted in one of the monks having to get his leg amputated.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amputated
severed
Verb
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Both of her hands had been severed from her body and one of her legs was cut off, the documents said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Washington National Opera (WNO), which had been in residence at the Kennedy Center since 1971, also severed its ties in January after ticket sales dropped precipitously.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Amputated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputated. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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