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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
Their response to stories of disability with particular recognition is equally clear.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Platkin’s office said, within the past two years, New Jersey warehouse workers put in more than 27,000 accommodations requests for pregnancy or disabilities.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
For people with disabilities, Atlas could make the web more navigable.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
The League also recommended that the sheriff improve training and supervision of deputies, screen all staff for drugs when entering jails and make sure that the jails meet all disability laws and standards.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Platkin’s office said, within the past two years, New Jersey warehouse workers put in more than 27,000 accommodations requests for pregnancy or disabilities.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
For people with disabilities, Atlas could make the web more navigable.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
The League also recommended that the sheriff improve training and supervision of deputies, screen all staff for drugs when entering jails and make sure that the jails meet all disability laws and standards.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disability
Noun
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Tyson Kozak left the game with a lower-body injury after just three shifts.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to the Department of Transportation, daylight saving time saves energy, prevents traffic injuries and reduces crime.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Silver alerts are issued for elderly persons who are missing and believed to have dementia or some other cognitive impairment.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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This occurs when noncompliance by providers, suppliers or laboratories has placed the health and safety of recipients in its care at risk for serious injury, serious harm, serious impairment or death.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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The building and its contents sustained around $100,000 in damage during the fire, WIVB reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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The magnitude of the attack and the extent of its damage was not immediately known.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Disability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disability. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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