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to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
town councils felt immobilized by the powers newly granted to the state legislation
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Recent Examples of immobilized
Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
Among those paralyzed, 5 to 10 percent die when their breathing muscles become immobilized, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Also repurposing Russian immobilized assets, hundreds of billions of dollars in European bank accounts.
—U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
Videos showed immobilized vehicles clogging streets, turning chaos into gridlock.
—Ira Goldstein, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
The fleeing truck continued on, hit a parked RV and became immobilized.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2026
Social media postings showed immobilized autonomous vehicles flashing their hazard lights.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2025
The assets frozen in Europe account for most of Moscow’s immobilized assets globally.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
European Union leaders are set to review on Thursday proposals aimed at using proceeds from immobilized Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine’s huge budget and defence needs — something Moscow fiercely opposes.
—Reuters, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Her vehicle has been immobilized for one year.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The form recalls the work’s titular gastropod—massive, coiled, immobilized by its own weight.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Being immobilized on a stretcher inside a very small airplane was a tremendous challenge.
—Lori Brock, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
The vehicle was immobilized when another patrol car slammed into it near the Lake Junaluska Golf Course, officials said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2026
Gray Davis, 23, of Fort Lauderdale, recently posted a video of himself capturing and cooking an iguana that was immobilized during Florida's recent frigid temperatures.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
As temperatures dropped and people huddled indoors across South Florida, iguanas dropped from trees, with videos showing the reptiles stunned and immobilized from the cold, lying on the ground.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Nix watched Sunday’s conference title game from a suite above the field, the ankle that was surgically repaired this week immobilized.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Valentino, 82, says Cosby drove her to a nearby office and raped her while she was too immobilized to fight back.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
Among those paralyzed, 5 to 10 percent die when their breathing muscles become immobilized, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Also repurposing Russian immobilized assets, hundreds of billions of dollars in European bank accounts.
—U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
Videos showed immobilized vehicles clogging streets, turning chaos into gridlock.
—Ira Goldstein, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
The fleeing truck continued on, hit a parked RV and became immobilized.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2026
Social media postings showed immobilized autonomous vehicles flashing their hazard lights.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2025
The assets frozen in Europe account for most of Moscow’s immobilized assets globally.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
European Union leaders are set to review on Thursday proposals aimed at using proceeds from immobilized Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine’s huge budget and defence needs — something Moscow fiercely opposes.
—Reuters, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
Forced to investigate, DeVito finds Caplan immobilized in an upstairs jacuzzi bathtub.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Her vehicle has been immobilized for one year.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The form recalls the work’s titular gastropod—massive, coiled, immobilized by its own weight.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Being immobilized on a stretcher inside a very small airplane was a tremendous challenge.
—Lori Brock, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
The vehicle was immobilized when another patrol car slammed into it near the Lake Junaluska Golf Course, officials said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2026
Gray Davis, 23, of Fort Lauderdale, recently posted a video of himself capturing and cooking an iguana that was immobilized during Florida's recent frigid temperatures.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
As temperatures dropped and people huddled indoors across South Florida, iguanas dropped from trees, with videos showing the reptiles stunned and immobilized from the cold, lying on the ground.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Nix watched Sunday’s conference title game from a suite above the field, the ankle that was surgically repaired this week immobilized.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobilized
Adjective
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Dalton was immobile in the blowout loss to Buffalo, and clearly, the Panthers wanted someone who could match, or at least simulate, starter Bryce Young’s fluidity in the pocket.—
Mike Kaye
March 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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Medical officers skied down the frozen halfpipe to tend to the slender, immobile frame on the snow.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Its drone and missile attacks on neighboring countries and on container ships hoping to transit the Strait of Hormuz have paralyzed the Persian Gulf region.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Among the suitors vying for her affection were Brad Ledford, who was the driver in the car accident that paralyzed former congressman Madison Cawthorn; Another, Clayton Johnson, was formerly engaged to Lana Del Rey.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The bridge collapse shut down the main shipping channel to the Port of Baltimore and crippled many businesses.—
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Companies that export goods to, or import them from, the Middle East are crippled, as global supply chains are interrupted.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One was incapacitated and recovering from surgery at a Carmichael surgery center in April 2011.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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At the time, the DA's office said Lynch's status would be reviewed in one year, unless he is found to be no longer incapacitated before then.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Immobilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobilized. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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