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a condition that interferes with someone's ability to engage in certain tasks
The group provides one-on-one mentorship to students with various disabilities. The disability caused by the car crash prevented him from working.
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Recent Examples of disabilities
The investigation has resulted in Wallace being charged with concealment of death from unnatural causes, patient abuse and neglect and felony assault of an individual with disabilities, police said.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
Meet other parents and guardians, through your child’s school or therapy sessions or online in communities for parents of kids with disabilities, who can relate and be supportive.
—Jaclyn Greenberg, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Through amendments, the board ultimately restored minimal funding for eviction legal support, farmers' market FoodShare matching and support for families with children with disabilities or developmental delays.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Nearly 42 million people rely on SNAP, most of them extremely low-income families with children, along with seniors, or people with disabilities.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Peter supports his two siblings, erratic recovering addict Lia (The Bear’s Abby Elliott, who does get a few good scenes) and Brian (Daniel Monks), who has lived with physical disabilities since childhood.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Among those highlighted will be Amanda, a refugee and the first Miss Trans Global Uganda; Sarah, who overcame sight loss to support LGBTQ+ people with disabilities while running marathons; and Leo, a speaker and life coach with dyskinetic cerebral palsy.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
People with disabilities are neglected by underfunded and ill-equipped resources.
—Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
The program services 120,000 households, both homeowners and renters, that include many older adults, young children and people with disabilities.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
Meet other parents and guardians, through your child’s school or therapy sessions or online in communities for parents of kids with disabilities, who can relate and be supportive.
—Jaclyn Greenberg, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Through amendments, the board ultimately restored minimal funding for eviction legal support, farmers' market FoodShare matching and support for families with children with disabilities or developmental delays.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Nearly 42 million people rely on SNAP, most of them extremely low-income families with children, along with seniors, or people with disabilities.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Peter supports his two siblings, erratic recovering addict Lia (The Bear’s Abby Elliott, who does get a few good scenes) and Brian (Daniel Monks), who has lived with physical disabilities since childhood.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Among those highlighted will be Amanda, a refugee and the first Miss Trans Global Uganda; Sarah, who overcame sight loss to support LGBTQ+ people with disabilities while running marathons; and Leo, a speaker and life coach with dyskinetic cerebral palsy.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
People with disabilities are neglected by underfunded and ill-equipped resources.
—Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
The program services 120,000 households, both homeowners and renters, that include many older adults, young children and people with disabilities.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disabilities
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Eight students and the Suburban's driver reportedly suffered injuries in the crash that were not life-threatening.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Supporters of the Cougars and Red Raiders have united behind Texas Tech’s official barber, Ivan Ortiz, and his wife, Maddie Ortiz, after Maddie suffered severe injuries in a recent car crash.—
Sam Jane,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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Jurors were also tasked with deciding whether Zwerner was negligent and caused any of her own damages; if so, she would be barred from recovering any money from Parker, the judge instructed the jury.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Martinez is seeking over $135,000 in damages for her arrest.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Further impairments followed last season.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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This assistance includes support for children with autism, blindness, deafness, emotional and developmental disabilities and students with orthopedic impairments.—
K. Ward Cummings,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Disabilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabilities. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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