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maiming

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verb

present participle of maim

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiming
Noun
  • These attacks are often accompanied by extensive torture, rape, and mutilation.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025
  • Its terror tactics include burnings, beheadings, mutilations, and torching villages, according to the UN.
    Heather Law, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And so, aviation mayhem ensues, as Lucas fights off a coterie of bad guys through a haze of drugs and liquor.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
  • Movies For Subscribers The 27 best movie theaters in Los Angeles Nov. 22, 2023 And so, aviation mayhem ensues, as Lucas fights off a coterie of bad guys through a haze of drugs and liquor.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • The flashy sequences of violence feel apt for TV (Netflix, along with Steven Spielberg’s production outfit and the Obamas’ media company, is working on a series), but the novel’s real draw is the quieter ache of a family torn apart.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
  • The writing and acting is simply outstanding, with moments of genuine humor followed by gut-wrenching scenes of violence or suspense.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • They two men are also charged with injuring another person, according to Patch.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Electricity pylons were hit in the fighting, disabling the water pumps that relied on the electrical grid.
    Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
  • 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 22 May. 2025.

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