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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hemiplegic
Adjective
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Big corporations can become paralyzed by their own weight.—
S.W. Miliano,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Mullins was left paralyzed and died two years later.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The same survey found that one resident, who was paraplegic, was left alone all night while calling out for help.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Here’s one his many Se7en knockoffs, this one based on a series of novels about a quadriplegic cop, played by Washington, who teams with a rookie cop (Angelina Jolie) to take down a serial killer.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But a medical emergency later left Bains with a new paraeducator who was a special-needs adult himself.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Luca received daily home visits from a speech therapist as a toddler and was enrolled in a special-needs preschool where this continued.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Hemiplegic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemiplegic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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