DISABLEMENTS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

disablements

noun

plural of disablement

as in disabilities

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The changes include removing questions about how many students identify as nonbinary, the number of nonbinary students with disabilities and nonbinary English learners.

— Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Over five decades, Canine Companions, at no cost to its clients, has assisted people with physical disabilities or challenges, cognitive issues and post-traumatic stress disorder.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of disabilities

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Others included impairments in executive function (52%), language (41%) and attention (26%).

— Varun Mehta, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Accessibility for those with mobility impairments The hotel entrance is wheelchair friendly, lifts are too, and Da Gioia beach club can be reached by boat.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

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The defender sustained the injuries following a late challenge from Van Bommel, 22, in the final stages of the league match at the Johan Cruyff Arena.

— Ali Rampling, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
MacDonald’s first big leaguer was Scott Oberg, pitched five productive seasons with the Rockies before injuries shortened his career in 2019.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

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On Friday, several voters who signed a referendum petition putting the new congressional district map to a statewide vote in November filed suit seeking class-action status for monetary damages against Hoskins.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
The states’ lawsuit, filed Monday morning in the Southern District of New York, does not seek monetary damages from the federal government, but rather asks the court to block the rule, invalidate it and prevent DHS from using it.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of damages

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Rather, its experience shows that reducing the harms of drug use requires painstakingly building and sustaining a system that connects people with treatment, healthcare and social support without making abstinence a precondition for receiving help.

— Karyn Sporer, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
The second was King Philip’s War in the 1670s, which was a massive uprising in response to the harms of colonialism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

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