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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
Kahli Zietlow, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
This means astronauts will have to diagnose, treat, and manage crises without ground support, even if a crew member becomes incapacitated.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Detectives identified the female in the video, who was incapacitated.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
For instance, an estranged child may have more legal authority over an incapacitated parent than their long-term but unmarried partner.
—Kahli Zietlow, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
This means astronauts will have to diagnose, treat, and manage crises without ground support, even if a crew member becomes incapacitated.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
The two climbers, 47 and 50 years old, were requesting assistance, saying they were incapacitated and unable to continue their route.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Detectives identified the female in the video, who was incapacitated.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapacitated
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At the time, Schiller, a mom to a neurotypical child and a daughter with a rare genetic disease called Angelman syndrome, had more on her plate in the blink of an eye after her husband suffered a stroke that left him disabled.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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The one-time employee, 27-year-old Saturs Allison, is charged with assault and battery on a disabled person.—
Cheryl Fiandaca,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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He was paralyzed from the waist down.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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Chávez was also 14 when he was shot and paralyzed during a robbery by gang members.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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The kingdom has suffered the fallout from regional conflicts before, most notably during a 2019 attack on its Abqaiq processing facility — claimed by Iran’s Houthi allies — that briefly crippled its output.—
Salma El Wardany,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Ordinary Iranians objected to the country’s intrusive authoritarian system, an economy crippled by devastating international sanctions intended to coerce the regime to curb its nuclear program, and the mullahs’ preoccupation with international affairs.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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And on Friday, eight Israeli soldiers were wounded by Hezbollah fire, according to the Israel Defense Forces.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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At least 217 people have been killed and 798 others have been wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon that began early Monday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said Thursday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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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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No one was injured and no weapons were found.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The country's Prosecutor General's office said four people were injured.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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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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Protesters also burned a police station and damaged a school and the offices of a local charity in Gilgit, according to officials.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Of what could be seen, however, open source intelligence analysts identified the IRIS Sahand, IRIS Sabalan, and IRIS Zagros as damaged, and the IRIS Makran as heavily damaged.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Incapacitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapacitated. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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