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as in paralyzed
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
the malfunctioning of a single component can incapacitate the engine
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as in crippled
to cause severe or permanent injury to
the stroke left her completely incapacitated
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Recent Examples of incapacitated
Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Some Native Americans, caregivers for an incapacitated person, and people regularly attending drug or alcohol treatment programs may also qualify for exemptions, along with other specific cases noted in the guidance.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
As with other Cosby accusers, Donna Motsinger alleges that Cosby incapacitated her with some sort of drug to facilitate the attack, according to court documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Williams owned Guardian and Associates, an agency appointed as a fiduciary by the Wayne County Probate Court for incapacitated wards in more than 1,000 cases, authorities said.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Some Native Americans, caregivers for an incapacitated person, and people regularly attending drug or alcohol treatment programs may also qualify for exemptions, along with other specific cases noted in the guidance.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
One was incapacitated and recovering from surgery at a Carmichael surgery center in April 2011.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
As with other Cosby accusers, Donna Motsinger alleges that Cosby incapacitated her with some sort of drug to facilitate the attack, according to court documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapacitated
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For instance, Medicare, which is the insurance program for older adults 65 and older in the United States and some disabled people is starting to negotiate the price of drugs for their populations.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Joglar Burrowes, who is disabled, said thousands of families had been waiting a long time for the solar systems and shouldn’t be forgotten.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Police cleared fuel protesters from Dublin’s streets after six days of blockades paralyzed the Irish capital.—
Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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The standoff has paralyzed one of the council’s most consequential bodies and left a growing backlog of zoning proposals in limbo as the committee reviews zoning changes required to begin construction projects of all kinds across the city.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The war crippled supply in the region due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the sudden danger in shipping oil, among other factors.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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When Lehman ran, McIntyre shot him three times – in the nose, the leg, which effectively crippled him, reducing him to a crawl, and in the back.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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He was badly wounded in an Israeli airstrike that hit the building without warning during the first week of the war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The California Highway Patrol closed the eastbound lanes of the 105 Freeway in South Los Angeles after a man was critically wounded in a shooting.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Earlier this month, Nancy Guthrie, the elderly and infirm mother of Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was violently taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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The four Democratic members of the JBC, which controls the state budget, asked with growing consternation why the Department of Corrections hadn’t brought them a plan to address overcrowding, to step up releases of old and infirm inmates, or to improve its own shortcomings.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, two people were injured in the crash.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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DeSimone’s law firm has represented at least 15 people who were allegedly injured by federal or local agents during protests since last June, including a guitar player whose finger was shattered and a 79-year-old car wash owner who was slammed to the ground and experienced a brain bleed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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With this enfeebled mind my only recourse is poetry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Chargers guards and center Bradley Bozeman, a trio whose job was made more difficult by subpar play by both offensive tackles, looked enfeebled against Indianapolis Colt tackle DeForest Buckner.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Wielding an axe, the 26-year-old Englewood resident damaged the hoods and windows of a dozen cars parked in the lot, causing more than $75,000 in damage, prosecutors said.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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This is the 24th Cygnus spacecraft built, but 23rd to launch after the NG-22 mission was canceled when its spacecraft was damaged.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Incapacitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapacitated. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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