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crippling

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verb

present participle of cripple
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crippling
Noun
  • There are about 10 speaking parts, limited locations, and a simple mystery that gets at the crux of how life under the corporation's thumb makes everyone—both humans and robots—vulnerable to harm.
    Rory Doherty, Time, 16 May 2025
  • In fact, in some people, probiotics may cause more harm than good.
    Simon Spichak, Health, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • That conflict of interest was paralyzing when the state auditor worked for the governor and Cabinet instead of for the Legislature.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
  • After her oxygen level reached a hundred per cent, the nurse delivered paralyzing medication.
    Ayesha Khan, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • These attacks are often accompanied by extensive torture, rape, and mutilation.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025
  • Its terror tactics include burnings, beheadings, mutilations, and torching villages, according to the UN.
    Heather Law, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Electricity pylons were hit in the fighting, disabling the water pumps that relied on the electrical grid.
    Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Ensure Play Protect is enabled and don’t be lured into disabling it to enable an app to install.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This subjectivity can lead to inconsistencies in how the rule is applied, potentially undermining the fairness of the game.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Critics argue that billionaire owners could censor critical commentary, undermining journalism's role in holding power accountable.
    Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The extent of any injuries was not immediately clear.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
  • Childs said all animals were safe and that there were no reports of significant injuries to staff, guests or animals.
    Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
Verb
  • Authorities accused an Arlington Heights man of hitting and injuring a Chicago Police officer while driving under the influence Sunday on the West side, according to a news release.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
  • They two men are also charged with injuring another person, according to Patch.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Anne and Ginny’s is the sort of dynamic jagged and fluid enough to build a series around — just not this series, which, to its detriment, seems far more interested in watching Kate and Jack and Danny and Claude rehash the same old arguments with each other.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
  • But maternal health - and social - systems have typically focused on and welcomed only the birthing person, to the exclusion of fathers and the detriment of both partners.
    Eva Epker, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Crippling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crippling. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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