as in paralyzes
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 immobilizes
This biological soil crust immobilizes shifting dunes and establishes a nutrient-rich substrate essential for the successional development of plant life.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Combined with modern synthetic fibers, the down immobilizes warm air and slows its escape.
—Longji Cui, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
When temperatures hit below freezing, the 30s or 40s, that slows them down or immobilizes them.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Combined with modern synthetic fibers, the down immobilizes warm air and slows its escape.
—Longji Cui, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
When temperatures hit below freezing, the 30s or 40s, that slows them down or immobilizes them.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobilizes
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For example, the curare plant poisons used by South and Central American hunters paralyzes the respiratory system.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 Jan. 2026
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Turning his challenge into a mission and helping others overcome what paralyzes them.—
Isabella Kunde,
CBS News,
2 Dec. 2025
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Lorenzo confronts and incapacitates Pepe, Sonia’s main ally, before facing Sonia herself.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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These pressures could produce a tsunami that fractures the state’s fiscal foundation, self-inflicts a crisis ultimately demanding drastic cuts, and cripples its competitiveness.—
Andrew Rein,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Scarface and friends attack the lab, and break out the kryptonite that cripples El and Kali.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Immobilizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobilizes. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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