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Recent Examples of maiming
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Mar. 2026
Guerrero Flores is accused of directing and supporting acts of violence and terrorism across borders, including murders, kidnappings, extortion and maiming, against victims inside and outside the United States.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 Dec. 2025
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.
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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.
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Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
She was booked on 12 counts of willful or malicious killing, maiming or torturing of an animal, and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property over $5,000.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Then, she was transported to Clark County Juvenile Hall and booked for 12 counts of willful or malicious killing, maiming or torturing an animal and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property valued at more than $5,000.
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Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
Old men send young boys to fight and risk maiming or death for the rest of us.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
From his off-the-grid location, Kaczynski waged a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, permanently maiming several of his victims.
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ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
The fanatic Islamist theocrats in Iran, with their proxies, are responsible for killing and maiming many Americans since 1979.
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Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
For nearly half a century, Iran has been a thorn in the side of the United States, killing and maiming American soldiers, butchering Israeli citizens, threatening its neighbors and fostering terror around the globe.
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Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
If fentanyl production or the existence of a Jefferson Davis statue can be legally deemed public nuisances, why can’t a deluge of violent, masked, and armed people flooding the streets of a city, maiming, brutalizing, and even killing along the way?
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Aziz Huq,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
Iran has been focused and committed to the destruction of the United States, and has spent years fueling and funding murder, kidnappings and the maiming of Americans and our allies.
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Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Mar. 2026
Guerrero Flores is accused of directing and supporting acts of violence and terrorism across borders, including murders, kidnappings, extortion and maiming, against victims inside and outside the United States.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 Dec. 2025
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
She was later transported to the Clark County Juvenile Hall and charged with 12 counts of willful or malicious killing, maiming or torturing an animal and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property valued at more than $5,000, police said.
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Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
She was booked on 12 counts of willful or malicious killing, maiming or torturing of an animal, and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property over $5,000.
—
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Then, she was transported to Clark County Juvenile Hall and booked for 12 counts of willful or malicious killing, maiming or torturing an animal and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property valued at more than $5,000.
—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
Old men send young boys to fight and risk maiming or death for the rest of us.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
From his off-the-grid location, Kaczynski waged a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, permanently maiming several of his victims.
—
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
The fanatic Islamist theocrats in Iran, with their proxies, are responsible for killing and maiming many Americans since 1979.
—
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
For nearly half a century, Iran has been a thorn in the side of the United States, killing and maiming American soldiers, butchering Israeli citizens, threatening its neighbors and fostering terror around the globe.
—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
If fentanyl production or the existence of a Jefferson Davis statue can be legally deemed public nuisances, why can’t a deluge of violent, masked, and armed people flooding the streets of a city, maiming, brutalizing, and even killing along the way?
—
Aziz Huq,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiming
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The killings were engineered to terrify the remaining Poles into fleeing westward, so extensive documentation was spread of the accompanying torture and mutilation.
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Idaho law enforcement agencies are investigating the killing and mutilation of livestock across Southern Idaho in recent weeks, according to a news release that Idaho State Police shared Friday.
Verb
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Eddie Marsan also delivers a sympathetic turn as the sad sack dad worn down by the effects of capitalism and sometimes crippling OCD.
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Crucially, the strike targeted a critical AVT-6 distillation unit, potentially crippling the refinery's entire 12 million tons/year capacity,.
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That in the midst of this mayhem and chaos of the production, that Spielberg is still focused on the characters and the story.
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Her other child had arrived to the hair salon just minutes before the mayhem began.
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Tabitha grabs one of the weird, spooky totem things and drives it through the chest of the scarecrow monster attacking Donna, killing it – or at least incapacitating it – and the scarecrows retreat.
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One of four passengers in Bain’s car, 22-year-old Destiny Betts, suffered incapacitating injuries and was transported to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial from the scene, according to the report.
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One Haitian man who left the country in 2023, speaking on condition of anonymity, described a reality of constant violence and instability.
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The film has been effectively banned in Boll’s native Germany, due to depictions of extreme violence and seemingly anti-immigrant message, according to The Telegraph.
Verb
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The one-two punch wreaked massive destruction throughout the region, killing at least 235 and wounding more than 4,300.
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Manila, Philippines — Two students armed with hand guns opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three fellow students and wounding another seven, police said.
Verb
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In 2022, for example, someone back-flipped off a bridge and into a raft, injuring a man and his son, according to previous Statesman reporting.
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Ghazwan Kareem attended the rally on crutches after injuring his calf while playing soccer Friday night.
Verb
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Guess which mowing league isn't mutilating hedgehogs?
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Tony Lee Hughes, 38, of the 600 block of Camelot Manor, is charged with Level 6 felonies of killing a domestic animal and mutilating a vertebrate animal.
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“Maiming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiming. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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