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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
Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Steel and petrochemical production is crippled Israel claimed to have struck the industrial base of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 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
The belief that wolves always take sick, crippled, or otherwise misfit animals doesn’t always hold true.
—Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
Island-wide blackouts have roiled Cubans already grappling with years of crisis, and lack of gasoline and basic resources has crippled hospitals and slashed public transport.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
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.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 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
The probe had been crippled by a federal judge's ruling quashing subpoenas her office issued to the Federal Reserve related to a multi-billion-dollar renovation of its headquarters in Washington.
—Sean Conlon,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Fertilizer shortages have crippled major global rice producers in the Philippines and Vietnam, causing farmers to plant less.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
The move crippled the agency — as intended.
—Tracy Stone-Manning, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
The war crippled supply in the region due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the sudden danger in shipping oil, among other factors.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
When Lehman ran, McIntyre shot him three times – in the nose, the leg, which effectively crippled him, reducing him to a crawl, and in the back.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Our mayor appointed an incompetent team that indirectly caused Palisades, crippled prevention and destroyed Palisades.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Steel and petrochemical production is crippled Israel claimed to have struck the industrial base of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 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
The belief that wolves always take sick, crippled, or otherwise misfit animals doesn’t always hold true.
—Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
Island-wide blackouts have roiled Cubans already grappling with years of crisis, and lack of gasoline and basic resources has crippled hospitals and slashed public transport.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 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
The probe had been crippled by a federal judge's ruling quashing subpoenas her office issued to the Federal Reserve related to a multi-billion-dollar renovation of its headquarters in Washington.
—Sean Conlon,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Fertilizer shortages have crippled major global rice producers in the Philippines and Vietnam, causing farmers to plant less.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
The move crippled the agency — as intended.
—Tracy Stone-Manning, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
The war crippled supply in the region due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the sudden danger in shipping oil, among other factors.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
When Lehman ran, McIntyre shot him three times – in the nose, the leg, which effectively crippled him, reducing him to a crawl, and in the back.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crippled
Adjective
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Kerrie was rushed to the hospital with a severe brain injury while Annie was left with four fractured ribs, a punctured lung and an injured ankle, KSL-TV reported.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Yes, players on the preliminary squad can replace injured players up until 24 hours before the team’s first World Cup match.—
Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Norman Hunter, 48, of Dolton, also was struck by a car while incapacitated, the medical examiner’s office said.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The film, starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson and slated to hit theaters October 2, follows Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson), a struggling writer who is hired to complete a successful book series after its author, Verity Crawford (Hathaway), is incapacitated.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Still vehicle electronics can be damaged from reverse polarity, poor or wrong connection points or voltage spikes from improper equipment.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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The surge triggered severe erosion, damaged the powerhouse and nearby switchyards, washed debris into the North Yuba River and destroyed portions of Lake Francis Road.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
Verb
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April 21, 1976, when Porter was paralyzed after fracturing his neck in a collision during spring practice.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Thousands of North American schools and universities were paralyzed Thursday after a ransomware attack on a key educational software provider.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Daniel, who spent years in the plush comfort of Silicon Valley tech roles — unlimited PTO, big teams, no broken dryers — is logging something closer to 60 hours a week now, bouncing between laptop, factory floor, and a dairy farm eight miles up the road.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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The court was told that Paul and her 10-month-old son were in one of the seven cars involved in the collision, resulting in the baby sustaining a broken leg, per Toronto Sun and CBC.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Verb
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In 2015, a jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and left more than 260 wounded.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported Friday at least 37 people, including hospital staffers, women, children and a Canadian national, were wounded in Israeli strikes on towns in Lebanon’s Tyre District in the southern part of the country on the coast on the Mediterranean Sea.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The grand occasion was almost marred by an accident, the Tribune reported.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Though that 2017 championship is marred by one of the most egregious cheating scandals in baseball history.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Sources tell the News that Monday’s incident — in which the switch was unbolted from the train and cut out of the wiring harness by a male youth — effectively disabled the door circuits aboard that subway car, leaving the conductor unable to close the doors.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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After the collision, the safety system on Grossman’s Mercedes SUV disabled the vehicle, which came to a stop one-third of a mile down the road.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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“Crippled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crippled. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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