amputates

present tense third-person singular of amputate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amputates
Verb
  • Then make a 45-degree cut from the bed towards the first cut to form a trench that severs the root system of the nearby grass.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
  • However, this balance is unexpectedly shattered when a sudden rupture severs those connections, scattering their remnant powers across the land in the form of Anima.
    David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Suddenly, someone in the audience yanks her violently into the screaming mass of people.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In each Whatever After novel, a magic portal yanks the main character, Abby, out of her comfortable life and thrusts her into another reality.
    Sarah Mlynowski, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Amputates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputates. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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