as in severs
medical
to remove (part of a person's body)
His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated.
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Jacob refuses, severs his bond with the pack, and helps the Cullens protect a rapidly declining Bella.—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026 -
Sarmiento’s exit severs Brighton’s ties with players from Ecuador after Moises Caicedo was sold to Chelsea in August 2023 and Pervis Estupinan moved to AC Milan last summer.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Judy yanks Mikey’s roller trunk out of the mud and leads him toward one of the nearby hiking trails.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
26 Nov. 2025
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Suddenly, someone in the audience yanks her violently into the screaming mass of people.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Amputates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputates. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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