DISABLEMENTS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

disablements

noun

plural of disablement

as in disabilities

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Noun

The changes could also spell disaster for children with disabilities, as state requirements for services often pale in comparison to Head Start’s federal mandates.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026
The event supports cycling for children with developmental delays and disabilities and will feature an adaptive bike giveaway.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of disabilities

Noun

If left untreated, these mild impairments and declines could lead to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

— Eric Cerino, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Accessibility for those with mobility impairments There will be a closer drop-off point to the main building, while the longer pathway will allow for wheelchair access, with two bandas accessible via ramps.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026

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The hope is that injuries to pitchers Shane McClanahan and Griffin Jax are nothing more than bumps in the road, though losing a pair of starters in a little more than week can be a problem especially if the injuries linger.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Chris Raschke lost control of his rocketlike vehicle called the Speed Demon last August and died from his injuries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

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Exasperated, the Justice Department filed a formal discrimination suit, whereupon Cohn countersued the government for defamation, seeking a hundred million dollars in damages.

— Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
But recent reporting from CNN suggests the president is considering removing Pirro for her conclusion that vandals were not responsible for damages to the pool.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of damages

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Symptoms of a Vibrio bloodstream infection can include fever, chills, dangerously low blood pressure and skin lesions.

— Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Given the prostate’s size and positioning, MRIs only became reliable in providing images of lesions of the gland in the past 15 years; their sensitivity — the ability to find a lesion that’s there — is now up to 93%.

— Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of lesions

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Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snap are facing numerous state and federal lawsuits over harms to minors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
By the late 1950s, the compounds were turning up in human blood, and by the 1960s and '70s scientists had linked them to serious health harms, a risk profile that hasn't gone away.

— Refractor, Refractor, 30 July 2026

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