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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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.—
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Its cancellation severs an educational tradition that gave students a firsthand look at the executive branch.—
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MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Thing rebels against his master and yanks out his clockwork heart.—
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After deciding to take his family to a tourist town for some fun in the sun, a minor encounter with local bullies yanks the family into the crosshairs of an unhinged, blood-thirsty crime boss (Sharon Stone), who is determined to derail his relaxation.—
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“Amputates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputates. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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