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Recent Examples of maimed
Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Jenna Thompson
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
About this many children have been killed or maimed in the war, according to UNICEF.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Miraculously, although some of his passengers may have sustained mild injuries, not a single one was maimed or killed.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Israel is in shambles with probably large casualties, dead and maimed.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Recently, when Gonzalez maimed three fingers in a firework accident and spent weeks in the hospital, his neighbors house-sat and guarded his belongings.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
During a panel, women shared stories of being shot and maimed for protesting the Iranian government.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
An additional 20,000 men on both sides were maimed, crippled or otherwise wounded.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Most Iranians know someone who has been persecuted, killed, maimed, or unjustly imprisoned by the Islamic Republic regime that has occupied Iran since 1979.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
That may sound unfathomable to any non-comic reader who watched Steven Yeun's Mark Grayson get bludgeoned, maimed, and nearly disemboweled (sorry, Atom Eve) in an episode-long, cities-spanning fight with Thragg's berzerker warrior, Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
The LaMunyons’ location was maimed in January when a Ford F150 collided into the restaurant.
—Jenna Thompson
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
About this many children have been killed or maimed in the war, according to UNICEF.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Miraculously, although some of his passengers may have sustained mild injuries, not a single one was maimed or killed.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Israel is in shambles with probably large casualties, dead and maimed.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Recently, when Gonzalez maimed three fingers in a firework accident and spent weeks in the hospital, his neighbors house-sat and guarded his belongings.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
During a panel, women shared stories of being shot and maimed for protesting the Iranian government.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
An additional 20,000 men on both sides were maimed, crippled or otherwise wounded.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Most Iranians know someone who has been persecuted, killed, maimed, or unjustly imprisoned by the Islamic Republic regime that has occupied Iran since 1979.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maimed
Adjective
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According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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But the most difficult parts also offer ways forward — news that arrives via a skull, a mutilated body, evidence of closure in many respects of the word.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That includes China, a key soybean purchaser, which temporarily crippled the market late last year.—
Samantha Subin,Seema Mody,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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The move crippled the agency — as intended.—
Tracy Stone-Manning,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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British maritime monitors confirmed the incidents, describing one cargo ship left disabled in the water and another that took heavy damage to its bridge.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Over the two weekends, police also noted that 85 citations were issued for the unlawful use of a disabled placard.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence from public life has raised speculation that he could be incapacitated or dead.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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The lieutenant governor assumes the top job if the governor is incapacitated or dies.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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One person was killed, and a second person was wounded when shots were fired at a popular Concord city park, according to police.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
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The conflict, that began with anti-government protests in March 2011 before turning into a civil war, has left half a million people dead and over 1 million wounded.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Authorities also had been seeking an additional murder charge for Tony Mathews, 49, who was injured in the attack and died Sunday.—
John Hanna,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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How to report a snake in your home Officers typically don’t respond to wildlife calls unless the animals pose a threat to the public or are sick or injured, McManus said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But the war has damaged that argument.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Oil infrastructure in the Middle East has been damaged or disrupted in the Iran war.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The assault killed at least seventeen people, including a twelve-year-old boy, wounded dozens, and destroyed buildings.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Berry was taken from a Fort Lauderdale bowling alley, killed and dumped in a Davie canal.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Maimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maimed. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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