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Recent Examples of mutilation
Booker was charged with first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, disinterment and mutilation and concealing a death.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
While Doom usually conceals his face, either due to a terrible mutilation (or sometimes, vanity, bearing an amusingly minor scar), he is shown in the post-credits scene with his mask off.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
In 2017, after a competency hearing, Gille was found not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of dismemberment and mutilation of dead bodies and malicious destruction of tombs and monuments, court records show.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
The killer is accused of cutting victims' throats before performing abdominal mutilations.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
While Doom usually conceals his face, either due to a terrible mutilation (or sometimes, vanity, bearing an amusingly minor scar), he is shown in the post-credits scene with his mask off.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
In 2017, after a competency hearing, Gille was found not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of dismemberment and mutilation of dead bodies and malicious destruction of tombs and monuments, court records show.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
The killer is accused of cutting victims' throats before performing abdominal mutilations.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutilation
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Accordingly, the werewolves and vampires generate much of their mischief and mayhem in the Kansas City area.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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One detainee was killed, and two others were wounded during the mayhem.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Originally, Ascher and Fraker were each charged with one count of failure to act to prevent bodily harm to a child, a felony that could have resulted in as much as six-year prison sentences.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Florida, meanwhile, had an offensive explosion with 457 yards on a night when quarterback DJ Lagway and receiver Dallas Wilson — making his college debut after a foot injury sidelined the freshman prior to Saturday — showed off the upside the Gators have been waiting for.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Church member Greg Mikat was shot three times, according to the GoFundMe his sister has organized, sustaining injuries to his leg and chest and remains hospitalized, after confronting the gunman.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Both viruses caused respiratory infections that awakened dormant DCCs in the lungs, leading to a huge expansion of metastatic cells within days of infection and the appearance of metastatic lesions within two weeks.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
24 Sep. 2025
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In September, Biden underwent surgery to remove skin cancer lesions after his office disclosed in May that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Accessibility protections for passengers with disabilities.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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At least 30% of the cases stemmed from medical care — even when patients’ bills should have been covered by Medicaid, the public insurance program for those with low incomes or disabilities.—
Rae Ellen Bichell,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement As for stress, a recent study in JAMA Network Open found that those who reported higher levels of stress were significantly more likely to develop cognitive impairment.—
Arianna Huffington,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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That pain can cause temporary or permanent impairment, disrupting daily life.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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The killing involved a lengthy beating and torture.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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And in a few moments the room is filled with the faint whooshing sound of a small heart beating.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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The tactics have transcended low-level website defacements and data theft too and now extend to more destructive attacks on systems such as energy grids, gas pipelines, and undersea cables.—
Brian Walsh,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Tuesday’s alert is the latest in what’s been a string of hateful defacements this summer.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Mutilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutilation. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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