1
as in crippling
to cause severe or permanent injury to
a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash
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2
as in paralyzing
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
disabled the controls for unauthorized users
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Recent Examples of disabling
The Simpson returned fire with four missiles of its own, disabling the Iranian boat, before it was finished off by gunfire from the US flotilla.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
In addition, Apple noted that DarkSword doesn't appear to work on iPhones that've enabled Lockdown Mode, which users can turn on to prevent spyware threats at the cost of disabling certain features.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Labidi is accused of disabling the safety feature on his vehicle that prevents a car from drifting and spinning.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
In addition to disabling its national lookup feature for all of California and prohibiting the formation of data sharing relationships between agencies inside and out of the state, Simmons said the company has also agreed to pay a $290,000 fee for any unauthorized data disclosures.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
After that didn’t convince him to stop, the agents fired eight rounds into the engines, disabling the boat, according to the report.
—David Goodhue
march 16, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Her husband has a disabling mental disease.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
With the help of its two cutter pursuit boats and other assets, the Munro tracked and interdicted the vessel using warning shots and disabling fire from a helicopter.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Knuckling under the pressure to do something about this, Congress eventually passed a law that essentially denied such benefits to anyone whose only disabling condition was drug addiction or alcoholism.
—Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
In addition, Apple noted that DarkSword doesn't appear to work on iPhones that've enabled Lockdown Mode, which users can turn on to prevent spyware threats at the cost of disabling certain features.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Labidi is accused of disabling the safety feature on his vehicle that prevents a car from drifting and spinning.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
In addition to disabling its national lookup feature for all of California and prohibiting the formation of data sharing relationships between agencies inside and out of the state, Simmons said the company has also agreed to pay a $290,000 fee for any unauthorized data disclosures.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
After that didn’t convince him to stop, the agents fired eight rounds into the engines, disabling the boat, according to the report.
—David Goodhue
march 16, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Her husband has a disabling mental disease.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
With the help of its two cutter pursuit boats and other assets, the Munro tracked and interdicted the vessel using warning shots and disabling fire from a helicopter.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Knuckling under the pressure to do something about this, Congress eventually passed a law that essentially denied such benefits to anyone whose only disabling condition was drug addiction or alcoholism.
—Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disabling
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In Syria, Israeli strikes killed senior commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, crippling Iran’s coördination and control.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of countries have done the unprecedented, releasing an historic amount of crude from emergency reserves to prevent high oil prices from crippling the economy.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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At age 14, Arias was caught in the crossfire of a shootout between rival gangs, paralyzing him from the waist down.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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In a region where weather swings from paralyzing ice storms to scorching summers, these elements carry weight.—
Mary Grace Granados
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The defendant at the trial, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, argued that its policy covered only losses resulting from a medically verified, incapacitating illness.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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Larter's Angela has been put through the wringer on the second season of Landman, from getting into an explosive battle with Thornton's Tommy over her period to getting arrested for incapacitating two health inspectors during a visit to her local nursing home.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Jan. 2026
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That’s a barrier, undermining the very mission of the Endowment, which in recent years has made significant investments to expand access to high-quality care for Nutmeg State families of diverse backgrounds.—
Josette Walters,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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Accordingly, the warring factions have competed to depict themselves as the true embodiment of MAGA and paint their rivals as undermining Trump or deviating from his precepts.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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An Iranian missile attack on Saturday hit the southern Israeli desert town of Dimona, badly wounding a child, according to Israel's ambulance service, and injuring dozens of others.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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Israeli leaders visited Arad, one of two southern communities near a secretive nuclear research site struck by Iranian missiles late Saturday, wounding scores of people.—
Alon Bernstein,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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The aims have ranged from weakening Iran's nuclear program, missile program and support for armed proxies to enabling the Iranian people to overthrow the theocracy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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But that same logic was applied to other things like weakening labor protections, with factories shutting down and the country beginning to see the demise of labor unions.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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Police say the semi truck driver went through a median wall, severely damaging it.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Photos on local media and social networks showed fallen trees in Zagreb, pulled out by their roots, some blocking streets or damaging parked cars.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Disabling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabling. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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