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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 disability
The team hopes to see this tech feature in equipment for astronauts, intelligent driving systems, and a range of accessibility solutions for people with disabilities to use gadgets in the near future.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2026
The toymaker partnered with Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), a non-profit disability rights organization run by and for people with autism that advocates for the rights of the autism community.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Tucker, 48, of Vermont, was charged with assault and battery, causing serious bodily injury, and assault and battery on a person over 60/with a disability in connection with Garden incident.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
In addition to survivor benefit checks, states also cash the disability checks of kids in foster care.
—Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 12 Jan. 2026
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2026
The toymaker partnered with Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), a non-profit disability rights organization run by and for people with autism that advocates for the rights of the autism community.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Tucker, 48, of Vermont, was charged with assault and battery, causing serious bodily injury, and assault and battery on a person over 60/with a disability in connection with Garden incident.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
In addition to survivor benefit checks, states also cash the disability checks of kids in foster care.
—Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disability
Noun
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Lowe has missed time with oblique injuries each of the past two seasons.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Tucker was slowed by a pair of injuries in his lone season with the Cubs.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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These can cause severe scarring or disablement and may lead to amputations.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Playing Arnie, the younger brother to Gilbert (Johnny Depp), DiCaprio doesn’t permit his character to be a simple, adorable variation on disablement.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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During that period, sociologists viewed illness mostly as a deviation from normal functioning leading to impairments that require treatment.—
Jennifer Singh,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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Defense attorney Dmitry Gorin, a former LA County prosecutor, said claiming insanity or mental impairment presents a major challenge for any defense team.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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By March 2024, the state had already spent $3 million reimbursing ranchers for damages caused by wolves throughout the northern part of the state, as well as the cost of investing in nonlethal deterrents to keep them away, such as fencing, flags and other methods.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Israeli attacks weakened Iran’s regional armed proxy groups such as Hamas and Hezbollahwhile US strikes dealt significant damage to the country’s nuclear program, which the government spent billions to develop.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Disability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disability. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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