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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
Short-term disability can cover your wages during a health issue you're expected to recover from.
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Section 208 generally allows voters who need help to vote because of a disability or inability to read or write to get assistance from a person of their choice.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 18 May 2026
Sorsby’s case doesn’t involve the Americans with Disabilities Act as the ADA excludes compulsive gambling as a covered disability.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 May 2026
The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Section 208 generally allows voters who need help to vote because of a disability or inability to read or write to get assistance from a person of their choice.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 18 May 2026
Sorsby’s case doesn’t involve the Americans with Disabilities Act as the ADA excludes compulsive gambling as a covered disability.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 May 2026
The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disability
Noun
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The 49ers were limited by a plethora of injuries in those games, but the Seahawks had an elite defense, regardless.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Following Parsons’ injury, the Packers lost five consective games to end their season.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
Noun
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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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Patients with damage to the anterior insula and putamen show selective impairments.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Up to 80% of people who receive chemo experience some degree of cognitive impairment, previous studies have shown.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, PSP is caused by damage to nerve cells in areas of the brain that control thinking and body movements.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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Progressive supranuclear palsy is a frontotemporal disorder caused by damage to nerve cells in areas of the brain that control thinking and body movements.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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“Disability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disability. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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