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Recent Examples of maiming
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
While non-State armed groups are said to be responsible for almost 50% of grave violations, government forces were the main perpetrators of the killing and maiming of children, attacks on schools and hospitals, and the denial of humanitarian access.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
To my relief and delight, the firearm had not exploded in my face, maiming me for life.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The attack included fighters flying gliders into a music festival and seizing kibbutzim along the Gaza border, killing, maiming and kidnapping civilians.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Irish butter may now an internationally marketable commodity, but in Swift’s day, the Irish peasantry fought back against their replacement by cattle by maiming and driving the unfortunate cattle off cliffs.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
Horror deals with the fear of violence, maiming, being haunted by things.
—Karim Kattan, The Dial, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
The Irish Parliament, elected on an extremely limited franchise (Irish Catholics couldn’t vote for most of the eighteenth century), responded with a bill to prevent the maiming of cattle in 1711.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
While non-State armed groups are said to be responsible for almost 50% of grave violations, government forces were the main perpetrators of the killing and maiming of children, attacks on schools and hospitals, and the denial of humanitarian access.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
By holding a button, a simple katana suddenly becomes a 10-foot blade, or a rapier sprouts a demolition-grade power drill — all capable of viscerally dismembering and maiming foes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
To my relief and delight, the firearm had not exploded in my face, maiming me for life.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The attack included fighters flying gliders into a music festival and seizing kibbutzim along the Gaza border, killing, maiming and kidnapping civilians.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Irish butter may now an internationally marketable commodity, but in Swift’s day, the Irish peasantry fought back against their replacement by cattle by maiming and driving the unfortunate cattle off cliffs.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
Horror deals with the fear of violence, maiming, being haunted by things.
—Karim Kattan, The Dial, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiming
Noun
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Erby also was convicted of committing mutilation of a body and five counts of burglary.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Even body horror buffs will shiver at the scenes of mutilation and murder in the woods.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Since then, they've been forced to work remotely — at a time when the government was doling out return-to-office mandates — preventing access to labs and crippling the center's mission of embedding NASA climate scientists within international academia.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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On December 7, 1941, 353 Japanese aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor, killing 2,403 Americans and crippling much of the Pacific Fleet.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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This week's quiz highlights movie mayhem, decadent desserts and much more.—
Kelly McGreal , Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The ongoing mayhem at airports is of particular concern in November as Thanksgiving approaches, with tens of millions of Americans expected to travel for the holiday.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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He is accused of slipping incapacitating drugs into victims’ food or drinks before assaulting them between 2021 and 2024.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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While the name suggests something far more trivial, significant damage to the ligaments of the metatarsophalangeal joint can be incapacitating.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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According to a 2023 report from Human Rights Watch, millions of Bangladeshis faced political persecution during Hasina’s tenure, including arrests, prosecution, and violence.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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This attack is the latest in a surge of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, which have been taking place on a near-daily basis since mid-October.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Nidal Hasan committed a mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, killing 13 people and wounding more than 30.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The most jarring example is the June 20, 2021 massacre in Richmond, where SSL-502 members allegedly opened fire at a house party where people were celebrating the Guatemalan Summer Solstice, killing three and wounding four.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Other events in the secondary season include the November 2018 tornado outbreak which spawned at least 10 tornadoes throughout Middle Tennessee, killing one person and injuring three others.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Nov. 2025
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Local officials said a 35-year-old man deliberately drove into people between the towns of Saint Pierre d'Oléron and Dolus d'Oléron on Île d’Oléron on Wednesday, injuring 10 people.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Times reported that Benkired lured Lola to her apartment before raping her, mutilating her and eventually fatally suffocating her with duct tape.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Koch was never convicted of mutilating the corpses of the people who were murdered in Buchenwald; though some gruesome items were discovered there, there was no proof that they were connected to her.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Maiming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiming. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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