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Recent Examples of mutilated
Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
But the most difficult parts also offer ways forward — news that arrives via a skull, a mutilated body, evidence of closure in many respects of the word.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
The case back then also involved the bodies of naked, mutilated women, plus all the sexism and homophobia that were pervasive in police work in 1998 and are apparently ship-shape today.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Authorities contend she was killed that same day, with her body mutilated on or about May 5.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors alleged Burke mutilated her body about two weeks later, Fox 11 said.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors allege Burke mutilated her body about two weeks later.
—Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
According to the complaint filed Monday, Burke killed Celeste on April 23, 2025, then mutilated her corpse about two weeks later in early May.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
But their day on the water took a sinister turn when one of his clients hooked and landed a fish that had clearly been mutilated by someone.
—Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
Deputies said the animals were tortured, mutilated, kept in coops with dead birds and live plucked.
—Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
Some of the bodies were found months after the ceasefire, some on streets or in fields, and in other instances burned or mutilated, the report said.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
But the most difficult parts also offer ways forward — news that arrives via a skull, a mutilated body, evidence of closure in many respects of the word.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
The case back then also involved the bodies of naked, mutilated women, plus all the sexism and homophobia that were pervasive in police work in 1998 and are apparently ship-shape today.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
Her left ring and pinky fingers also appeared to be mutilated, the report states.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Authorities contend she was killed that same day, with her body mutilated on or about May 5.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors alleged Burke mutilated her body about two weeks later, Fox 11 said.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors allege Burke mutilated her body about two weeks later.
—Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
According to the complaint filed Monday, Burke killed Celeste on April 23, 2025, then mutilated her corpse about two weeks later in early May.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
But their day on the water took a sinister turn when one of his clients hooked and landed a fish that had clearly been mutilated by someone.
—Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
Deputies said the animals were tortured, mutilated, kept in coops with dead birds and live plucked.
—Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
Some of the bodies were found months after the ceasefire, some on streets or in fields, and in other instances burned or mutilated, the report said.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutilated
Adjective
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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
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That has crippled Iran’s two biggest non-oil exports, and higher prices have affected everything from plastics to pipes, to fabrics and packaging for groceries like milk, butter and cheese.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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That has crippled Iran’s two biggest non-oil exports, and higher prices have affected everything from plastics to pipes, to fabrics and packaging for groceries like milk, butter and cheese.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Singh said the man lived alone with his disabled son, who required round-the-clock care and supervision.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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More than 4,100 Miami-Dade residents, all of whom are formerly homeless and disabled, live in permanent housing units paid for by the program.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Norman Hunter, 48, of Dolton, also was struck by a car while incapacitated, the medical examiner’s office said.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The film, starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson and slated to hit theaters October 2, follows Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson), a struggling writer who is hired to complete a successful book series after its author, Verity Crawford (Hathaway), is incapacitated.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kareem Ruddock, 35, was identified by police as the knifeman who stabbed Rene Flores, 31, to death and wounded a 34-year-old man in the pre-dawn assault.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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The moment might signal that Athena is wounded, but alive — if barely.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Kinahan escaped unscathed, but his friend David Byrne was killed in the attack, and McGovern was injured by gunfire.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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The United Nations' Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said in a statement that March saw a 49% jump in civilian casualties versus February, with at least 211 killed and 1,206 injured across the course of the month.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But the war has damaged that argument.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Oil infrastructure in the Middle East has been damaged or disrupted in the Iran war.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Mutilated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutilated. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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