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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 report said its findings showed patterns in the assaults, including victims found partially or fully naked with their hands tied, evidence of gang rape followed by killing, genital mutilation and public humiliation, indicating they were intentionally used as a weapon of war.
—Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 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 report said its findings showed patterns in the assaults, including victims found partially or fully naked with their hands tied, evidence of gang rape followed by killing, genital mutilation and public humiliation, indicating they were intentionally used as a weapon of war.
—Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutilation
Noun
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Hence the resumption of mayhem in Part 2.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cue the mayhem, as the boys dash through the snow in a stranger’s car, run around London and freak out as a pack of wolves surround them in the woods.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
5 Sep. 2025
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That means having to cut jokes that don't fit his do-no-harm MO.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Since 1972, The Marine Mammal Protection Act has served as a buffer against this cacophony, giving regulators tools to limit harm and protect species from deadly entanglements, vessel strikes, and industrial noise.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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And Henry Rutledge, who missed the Week 1 matchup with a lower-body injury, returned to action and resulted in Charlotte’s longest rush of the night on his second carry – 14 yards.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Laurel Ivory was the goalkeeper who claimed the clean sheet for KC on Saturday night, as Lorena appeared on the injury report late in the week with a knee ailment.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Symptoms of the infection include diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, dangerously low blood pressure and blistering lesions.—
Mollye Barrows,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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This characteristic texture helped researchers differentiate the lesions caused by osteomyelitis from those caused by other bone pathologies, like osteosarcoma and bone neoplasia (two forms of bone cancer).—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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But disability claims are more complicated than ordering toothpaste, according to SSA officials and experts, and Social Security’s customer base is older and more likely to have an intellectual disability than the average Amazon Prime member.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Students with disabilities whose families earn up to 500% of the federal poverty guidelines — $160,750 for a family of four — would be prioritized first.—
Lina Ruiz
September 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Organizations are pioneering techniques and equipment that make climbing accessible to athletes with visual impairments, limb differences, and spinal cord injuries.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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If the fetus survives an early rubella infection, some babies are born with a constellation of birth defects known as congenital rubella syndrome, which can include deafness, cataracts, congenital heart disease and neurodevelopmental impairment.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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Admission is free and activities include inflatables, carnival games, coloring and beating.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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When beating, whip with vigor using a fork instead of a whisk.—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
4 Sep. 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 13 Sep. 2025.
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