as in crippling
to cause severe or permanent injury to
on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year
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as in mutilation
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiming
Noun
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Marius Gustavson, who lacked formal training, would stream his mutilation procedures Content warning: The following article contains graphic descriptions.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
31 May 2025 -
Child mutilation is not a parental right and on the contrary, should be criminal.—
Jackson Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In other recent subway mayhem, a man arrested for allegedly trying to kiss a female straphanger’s toes while exposing himself at a Greenwich Village subway station was released one day after being nabbed by police.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
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The video below shows Stitch driving on the Disney Burbank lot in his little car, doing donuts and wrecking mayhem.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Authorities accused an Arlington Heights man of hitting and injuring a Chicago Police officer while driving under the influence Sunday on the West side, according to a news release.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
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They two men are also charged with injuring another person, according to Patch.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The mayor has also called for peaceful protests and condemned any violence in reaction to immigration initiatives set in motion by the White House.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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The region has experienced years of violence due to conflicts between armed rebel groups and criminal organizations.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Electricity pylons were hit in the fighting, disabling the water pumps that relied on the electrical grid.—
Emmet Livingstone,
The Dial,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ensure Play Protect is enabled and don’t be lured into disabling it to enable an app to install.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Maiming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiming. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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