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
His leg was amputated as a kid, but that didn’t stop him from reaching incredible atheltic success.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Her son was left paralyzed from the mid-chest down, had to have his left leg amputated at the knee and two thirds of his bowel removed — and almost a month later, is still in the hospital, where he is intubated and fighting an infection.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
His treatments reportedly included having two toes amputated.
—Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Once Dove was strong enough and was no longer anemic, she was cleared for surgery to have the broken leg amputated.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Complications also arose for Alexis just a few years after her tumor was removed when her leg was amputated after her internal prosthetic leg failed.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Six days earlier, his left leg had been amputated after it was nearly blown off in a Russian attack.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
Adela was treated by Ventura City Fire Department officials on the scene and then transported to the Ventura County Medical Center, where surgeons ultimately determined that her right arm needed to be amputated just below the shoulder.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Unlike humans, apple snails can regrow their peepers if they are injured or amputated.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Her son was left paralyzed from the mid-chest down, had to have his left leg amputated at the knee and two thirds of his bowel removed — and almost a month later, is still in the hospital, where he is intubated and fighting an infection.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
His treatments reportedly included having two toes amputated.
—Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Once Dove was strong enough and was no longer anemic, she was cleared for surgery to have the broken leg amputated.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Complications also arose for Alexis just a few years after her tumor was removed when her leg was amputated after her internal prosthetic leg failed.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Six days earlier, his left leg had been amputated after it was nearly blown off in a Russian attack.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
Adela was treated by Ventura City Fire Department officials on the scene and then transported to the Ventura County Medical Center, where surgeons ultimately determined that her right arm needed to be amputated just below the shoulder.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Unlike humans, apple snails can regrow their peepers if they are injured or amputated.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amputated
severed
Verb
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Cali thought the connection had been severed.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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There was the Algerian War, there was a lot of abuse, there was a lot of suffering, and today, relations between France and Algeria are severed.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Amputated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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