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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But their words and behavior say otherwise, and the disconnect severs any connection the audience could make to their protagonists’ shared plight.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026 -
Unnecessary digging damages the soil structure and severs plant roots.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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According to the footage, Falcinelli then moves toward the officer before the officer yanks him by the arm.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 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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“Amputates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputates. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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