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as in incapacitated
to cause severe or permanent injury to
the car crash may have crippled two people for life
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as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the collision so severely crippled the ship that it had to be towed into port
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as in paralyzed
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
a wave of strikes crippled that nation's steel industry
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Recent Examples of crippled
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.
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Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
Its constituents are terrifically underpriced by a crippled stock market operating in a retrograde marketplace.
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Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Our mayor appointed an incompetent team that indirectly caused Palisades, crippled prevention and destroyed Palisades.
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Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
Oil prices rose because the Iran war crippled supply in the region, between the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the sudden danger in shipping oil and collateral damage to oil-industry infrastructure, among other factors.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
The entire economy of Iran wasn’t crippled.
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Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
The pilot of the A-10 was able to fly his crippled aircraft into Kuwaiti airspace before ejecting.
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Editorial,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Despite weeks of aerial strikes and crippled leadership, the regime is still standing and continues to exert control on transit through the strait.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Taylor Ward,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Aegon, who was burned and crippled in Season 2, fled with Larys Strong (Matthew Needham), leaving his cruel, one-eyed brother Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) to sit on the Iron Throne.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
22 June 2026
Candidates whose public image depends on favorable coverage can be crippled by bad headlines.
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Matthew Shelter,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
The protest largely crippled the country’s center, with highways closed and public transportation halted by the massive crowds in both Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv metro area.
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Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Every team has injuries, but the Packers’ laundry list crippled a team that, when largely healthy, was a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
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Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
But the sanctions haven't crippled Cuba's leadership, as some had hoped.
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Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
But his personal and party polls are dismal, crippled by what critics and analysts say has been a series of unforced errors.
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Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
That has crippled Iran’s two biggest non-oil exports, and higher prices have affected everything from plastics to pipes, to fabrics and packaging for groceries like milk, butter and cheese.
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ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The New York Times shattered the White House image of a crippled Iran in May.
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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
Its constituents are terrifically underpriced by a crippled stock market operating in a retrograde marketplace.
—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Our mayor appointed an incompetent team that indirectly caused Palisades, crippled prevention and destroyed Palisades.
—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
Oil prices rose because the Iran war crippled supply in the region, between the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the sudden danger in shipping oil and collateral damage to oil-industry infrastructure, among other factors.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
The entire economy of Iran wasn’t crippled.
—
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
The pilot of the A-10 was able to fly his crippled aircraft into Kuwaiti airspace before ejecting.
—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Despite weeks of aerial strikes and crippled leadership, the regime is still standing and continues to exert control on transit through the strait.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
This comes at a dire time for Venezuela, which is still deep in political and financial crisis – being led by an interim government after US forces captured President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, and facing an economy crippled by years of hyperinflation.
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Taylor Ward,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Aegon, who was burned and crippled in Season 2, fled with Larys Strong (Matthew Needham), leaving his cruel, one-eyed brother Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) to sit on the Iron Throne.
—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
22 June 2026
Candidates whose public image depends on favorable coverage can be crippled by bad headlines.
—
Matthew Shelter,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
The protest largely crippled the country’s center, with highways closed and public transportation halted by the massive crowds in both Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv metro area.
—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Every team has injuries, but the Packers’ laundry list crippled a team that, when largely healthy, was a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
But the sanctions haven't crippled Cuba's leadership, as some had hoped.
—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
But his personal and party polls are dismal, crippled by what critics and analysts say has been a series of unforced errors.
—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
That has crippled Iran’s two biggest non-oil exports, and higher prices have affected everything from plastics to pipes, to fabrics and packaging for groceries like milk, butter and cheese.
—
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crippled
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There were doubts as to whether Saliba, 22, could handle replacing Koné in the starting 11 despite the fact that Saliba scored against Qatar minutes after coming on for his injured teammate.
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The injured person was treated at the scene and rushed by the Nantucket Fire Department to Nantucket Cottage Hospital, police said.
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Airbus UpNext's DragonFly project is developing AI that manages complex emergencies autonomously when the crew is incapacitated.
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According to the law enforcement investigation, Garcia activated her Taser seven times in a row in about a minute, with the State Patrol concluding that three to four of those activations occurred after Tomlinson was already incapacitated by the initial Taser deployments.
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Joshua Serad, of Maple Shade, stole and damaged Pride flags Monday in the business district of Haddonfield on Kings Highway, according to police.
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Flying bricks damaged the crossing’s signal arms, and the crossing was closed by Union Pacific.
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The tranquil normalcy of a residential neighborhood in the Canadian city of Montreal was shattered Monday morning after a gunman opened fire, prompting a shootout with police that killed at least two people, sent families running for cover and paralyzed the city for hours.
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On Thursday, Foutris filed a lawsuit against the city, the officer who shot Edwards, and federal agents involved in the shooting, saying Edwards was shot, and potentially paralyzed, without justification.
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Dramatic footage from Beijing posted on social media showed debris falling from the 109-story CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, as well as a tail section of the plane and a broken window of a taxicab on the ground.
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Photos showed what appeared to be a hole or broken glass on one side of the building.
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Leatherwood died as a result of the gun wound, and Velez was left wounded.
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Rodriguez allegedly fatally shot 18‑year‑old Kace Leatherwood and wounded Luis Velez, also 18, near County Road 103 in Kaufman County, authorities said.
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Starmer is leaving after two years in office marred by missteps and judgment errors that eroded his standing with his party and the public.
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What immediately followed that bright June day were dark months marred by the state’s largest criminal investigation in history coming up empty, police questioning second graders for new leads and mounting legal battles among the Horman family grappling with utter devastation.
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If users opt to record at the device’s maximum 192kHz sample rate, the number of available channels drops to 8 inputs and 4 outputs, plus Line Out EQ processing is disabled at resolutions of 96kHz and above.
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The statement also said that the Cellbroadcast tool, which is used to send severe and extreme alerts, is managed by Anatel (National Telecommunications Agency) and has been temporarily disabled.
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“Crippled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crippled. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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