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Recent Examples of maimed
Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
For decades, law enforcement officials have issued public pleas to revelers not to fire guns into the air on Independence Day and New Year’s Eve, an annual phenomenon in some neighborhoods that has occasionally led to people being maimed or killed.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Witnesses testifying at a June 1989 congressional hearing held by a subcommittee of the House Small Business Committee in Washington heard a litany of horror stories of patients maimed by surgeons with dubious training and credentials.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
Thailand suspended it last month after a Thai soldier was maimed by a landmine, one of many that Bangkok says were newly laid by Cambodia.
—CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
More than 64,000 children have been killed or maimed in the past two years.
—Samer Sinijlawi, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
More than 260 people were also injured and maimed.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Over 45,000 children have been maimed.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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
Philadelphia police are warning dog owners in Center City after a pit bull believed to belong to a homeless man was linked to multiple attacks on pets over the past week, leaving two dogs seriously injured and another permanently maimed.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
For decades, law enforcement officials have issued public pleas to revelers not to fire guns into the air on Independence Day and New Year’s Eve, an annual phenomenon in some neighborhoods that has occasionally led to people being maimed or killed.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Witnesses testifying at a June 1989 congressional hearing held by a subcommittee of the House Small Business Committee in Washington heard a litany of horror stories of patients maimed by surgeons with dubious training and credentials.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
Thailand suspended it last month after a Thai soldier was maimed by a landmine, one of many that Bangkok says were newly laid by Cambodia.
—CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
More than 64,000 children have been killed or maimed in the past two years.
—Samer Sinijlawi, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
More than 260 people were also injured and maimed.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Over 45,000 children have been maimed.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maimed
Verb
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However, researchers say the Western sanctions have also crippled Iran’s middle class – the base of the country’s reform movement – who see few opportunities for economic growth.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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Except as soon as Guhle began skating on his own and ramping up his preparation, as soon as Xhekaj’s spot in the lineup appeared to be in imminent danger, as soon as the conditions that previously crippled him were beginning to manifest, his game improved.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Daou’s husband, Alain – who is also disabled and uses a wheelchair – removed the item’s tags and stayed behind to pay for it.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Last year, she was moved to a prison hundreds of miles from her disabled mother, who is seriously ill and scheduled to undergo brain surgery this spring.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Munoz-Guatemala was not incapacitated by the Taser, prosecutors said, and kept driving, taking Ross the length of a football field in 12 seconds.—
Ryan J. Foley,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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With Macklin Good incapacitated, the car then careens to the side of the road, crashing into a parked car.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The driver was shot and wounded, and the passenger was injured when the van crashed seconds later, according to the original statement from DHS.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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The attack in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region also wounded 10 people, local authorities said.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Damazio, a claiming-level 7-year-old gelding, was injured and threw jockey Adrian Escobedo in the second race last Sunday.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Santos injured Third-year wing Gui Santos has been a source of energy for the Warriors, often sparking the team with offensive boards and other effort plays that do not show up on the stat sheet.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Her body had been mutilated and cut in half with surgical precision.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Hollywood isn’t the first industry to get folded, spindled, and mutilated.—
Lauren Bans,
Vulture,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The 13 apartments were damaged by fire, smoke or water.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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But overloading the dishwasher can result in dirty dishes that need to be put through a second cycle to get clean, and dishes that are crammed in may become damaged.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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Several districts in Kyiv were hit in the attack and an emergency medical aid worker was among those killed, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Maimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maimed. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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