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Recent Examples of mutilation
Among them was Miriam, who feared torture or death if she was forced to return there, and the twenty-one-year-old Togolese woman who had also fled genital mutilation.
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Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Animal crush videos depict the torture and mutilation of animals, authorities say.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Nov. 2025
Erby also was convicted of committing mutilation of a body and five counts of burglary.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The alleged crimes include torture and mutilation, and Heuermann allegedly took notes on the crimes, the targets and measures to avoid detection.
—Michael Ruiz , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Animal crush videos depict the torture and mutilation of animals, authorities say.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Nov. 2025
Erby also was convicted of committing mutilation of a body and five counts of burglary.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The alleged crimes include torture and mutilation, and Heuermann allegedly took notes on the crimes, the targets and measures to avoid detection.
—Michael Ruiz , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutilation
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Every shark movie owes a debt to the sacred mother Jaws, but the thriller about bitey creatures spreading carnage and mayhem in bad weather that Thrash most resembles is Alexandre Aja’s superior nail-biter, Crawl.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Everyone was understandably rattled, but no one was hurt in the mayhem, a frankly astonishing outcome for the alleged perpetrator.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
9 Apr. 2026
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The directness with which the camera meets the eyes of the film’s subjects suggests compassion for their disfigurement and isolation (indeed, Farrokhzad adopted a boy from the colony), but there are no interviews.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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According to the Food and Drug Administration, injectable silicon injections for body contouring have not been approved and can cause serious injuries, disfigurement and even death.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The third would allow survivors of coerced debt to formally challenge such obligations with a creditor, and the last would create a program to help survivors get home security to protect themselves from future harm.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Center for Disease Control will serve as an independent validator for the methods that are developed, and the research will then yield a risk stratification mechanism for plastic materials ranking them by biological harm.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026
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That depth, though, at least gives Brown a security blanket in case of an injury or poor performance from a rotation guy.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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With just three games remaining in their season after Thursday, the Stars could be looking at another disastrous injury.—
R.J. Coyle,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Cancerous lesions had significantly higher levels of hemoglobin and lower levels of oxygen than noncancerous tissue.—
Quing Zhu,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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The lesion that was removed from his brain is from the part that causes moments of unfounded fear.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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The 12-day barrage came on the back of a series of setbacks for Iran’s leaders, including the crippling of its regional allies Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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Not every disability is obvious.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Ruderman Family Foundation is dedicated to supporting programs, partnerships and philanthropies that advocate for the advancement and conclusion of people with disabilities.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
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Accessibility Four rooms and two bungalows are fully accessible for guests with mobility impairment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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State police said Landry showed signs of impairment, and a breath sample indicated a blood alcohol content above the legal limit.—
Alexandra Faul,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Mutilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutilation. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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