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Recent Examples of maimed
Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
They were wounded and maimed by the tens of thousands.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
As a result, more than 1,130 people died and thousands more were maimed or injured.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
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
During a panel, women shared stories of being shot and maimed for protesting the Iranian government.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 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
These armed hostilities have maimed, mutilated and killed millions of human beings — many of them innocent civilians.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
They were wounded and maimed by the tens of thousands.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
As a result, more than 1,130 people died and thousands more were maimed or injured.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
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
During a panel, women shared stories of being shot and maimed for protesting the Iranian government.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 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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But his personal and party polls are dismal, crippled by what critics and analysts say has been a series of unforced errors.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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That has crippled Iran’s two biggest non-oil exports, and higher prices have affected everything from plastics to pipes, to fabrics and packaging for groceries like milk, butter and cheese.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Oscar Mike Foundation is dedicated to helping disabled veterans live a more fulfilling life.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The legislation would apply only to veterans who became disabled as a result of their military service.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Norman Hunter, 48, of Dolton, also was struck by a car while incapacitated, the medical examiner’s office said.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The film, starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson and slated to hit theaters October 2, follows Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson), a struggling writer who is hired to complete a successful book series after its author, Verity Crawford (Hathaway), is incapacitated.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In 2015, a jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and left more than 260 wounded.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported Friday at least 37 people, including hospital staffers, women, children and a Canadian national, were wounded in Israeli strikes on towns in Lebanon’s Tyre District in the southern part of the country on the coast on the Mediterranean Sea.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The district attorney’s office also has filed felony child endangerment charges against a Yorba Linda father whose 12-year-old son was critically injured after crashing a modified e-motorcycle allegedly capable of speeds up to 60 mph.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
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Carter formed a duo with friend and singer Calvin Scott, but his collaborator was later seriously injured in an automobile accident.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Verb
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While being held at the Independence Police Department’s detention unit, Ashley allegedly damaged the inside of a cell by smearing feces and blood on the walls and floor.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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The airliner returned to the skies because the NTSB determined that maintenance workers damaged the plane that crashed by improperly using a forklift to reattach the engine.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Two suspects and three adults were killed at the Islamic Center of San Diego, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl told reporters.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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The state-run Anadolu Agency said the 37-year-old suspect in the latest attack, identified as Metin O, allegedly shot and killed his wife in a street before firing from his car at a restaurant, killing its owner and an employee.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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“Maimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maimed. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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