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crippled

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verb

past tense of cripple
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Recent Examples of crippled
Adjective
Lines at Russian gas stations, crippled refineries, and images of burning oil depots blackening the sky lent credence to the narrative, as did blackouts and fuel shortages in Crimea. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026 Liberal critics, however, argued—also rightly—that the Soviet Union was a decaying, economically crippled giant by the time Reagan was inaugurated. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026 During the near-disastrous Apollo 13 mission in 1970, commander Jim Lovell was informed of the successful impact while piloting his crippled spacecraft around the moon. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 Aug. 2026 In 1985, the world’s worst single-aircraft disaster occurred as a crippled Japan Airlines Boeing 747 on a domestic flight crashed into a mountain, killing 520 people. — ABC News, 28 July 2026 Aemond finds himself at the mercy of the Harrenhal witch, Alys Rivers, while Aegon and Larys continue their misadventures near Rook’s Rest, where the fallen and crippled king must, for once, learn some humility. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 The New York Times shattered the White House image of a crippled Iran in May. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 June 2026 In the end, efforts to cool the crippled tank by spraying water on it were believed to have helped slow down the reaction enough to prevent an explosion or massive rupture in the tank that could have sent toxic chemicals flowing into waterways and the ocean. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026 Our mayor appointed an incompetent team that indirectly caused Palisades, crippled prevention and destroyed Palisades. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Verb
Wildflower opened in 2024, when the industry was crippled by shrinking studio budgets and reeling from the aftermath of twin labor strikes. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 Swaney founded WatchUr6, a cybersecurity company, in 2022 after seeing news reports about a hospital crippled by a cyberattack. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Our protagonist has been crippled with doubts about the miller’s daughter and prone to emotional highs and lows. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026 The Kawhi Leonard deal, and the financial malfeasance that came with it, has crippled the franchise. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg explained that while Watson has hurt the Browns on the field with his play, his exorbitant contract has crippled the team's salary-cap flexibility. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 The security law has crippled Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement since its enactment in 2020, with many activists being jailed under it. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 In 2022, officials condemned Iran for a cyberattack that crippled Albania's government services. — Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Refineries in Russia, a major exporter of fuel, have been crippled by drone attacks from Ukraine. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crippled
Adjective
  • The Carolina Panthers running back, who has only played in five of a possible 36 NFL games since being drafted in 2024 due to serious and various injuries, is headed back to injured reserve, the team announced Wednesday.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In those demos, the Viceroy was used as a part of a beach extraction simulation, removing an injured person from the shore as well as an open water life raft rescue.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In 2023, Kim was legally declared incapacitated after her cardiac arrest resulted in a brain injury affecting her motor skills, language and memory.
    — Jessica Golden,Alex Sherman, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Reeger became a hero after taking out several Klingon cruisers at the Battle of Zeta Reticuli, but he was actually incapacitated at the time and took the credit for George's heroic actions, stalling Kirk Sr's career in the process.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Merz and Zelenskyy visited a building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in central Kyiv that was damaged in a Russian attack that killed two people on Monday, as air raid sirens sounded across the capital.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Strikes on Kyiv’s bridges continue Russian attacks damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge over the Dnieper River again on Sunday.
    — Susie Blann, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Still, about 12% of all children in foster care live in congregate settings, and those kids are far more likely to be disabled.
    — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In 2023, the company retired the old-school browser on Windows PCs with an update that permanently disabled it.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • But, a look beneath the surface shows that three-quarters of the index was actually lower — a possible reflection of a broken market.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Plates of broken, eggy matzo that taste like soggy cardboard.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • When the struggle was over, video footage on social media reviewed by The Associated Press showed two men on the plane's floor, bloodied and wounded.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
  • According to the account of Netanyahu and other passengers, Machchhar, a father, tried to fight off his co-pilot before being critically wounded with a small knife.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The findings paint a picture of a response marred by poor preparation, communication issues and disorganized leadership that struggled to coordinate between jurisdictions.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But his legacy was also marred by the discovery of his elaborate shielding of his wealth from taxes through shell companies, which experts say may have hurt the growth of his nation.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Lower-ticket maintenance items have held steadier in sales, which can help to prop up the top line, but the per-store productivity weakened even where top-line sales looked flat, Graff said.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The region’s long investment in coal and steel became a trap once the economic basis for those industries weakened.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Crippled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crippled. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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