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mutilations

noun

plural of mutilation
as in lesions

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  1. lesions
  2. injuries
  3. mayhem
  4. beatings
  5. disfigurements
  6. damages
  7. disabilities
  8. harms
Noun
  • Armstrong underwent excision surgery, a procedure to remove endometriosis lesions and scar tissue.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Telltale signs of a screwworm infection include growing wounds or lesions and feeding maggots on living animals.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of lesions
Noun
  • The defender sustained the injuries following a late challenge from Van Bommel, 22, in the final stages of the league match at the Johan Cruyff Arena.
    — Ali Rampling, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • MacDonald’s first big leaguer was Scott Oberg, pitched five productive seasons with the Rockies before injuries shortened his career in 2019.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of injuries
Noun
  • Cummings is seen on video firing several shots after the mayhem began, according to the feds, though he’s not accused of striking anyone with his bullets.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But tighter scripting and less mayhem would have helped make his message heard, instead of diluting it with too many shenanigans.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of mayhem
Noun
  • Immigrants held there and their families have long described the facility as a detention center where complaints were met with beatings, meager meals and inhuman treatment.
    — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Hisbah members also face widespread allegations of rights abuses in their enforcement operations, including subjecting offenders to dehumanizing punishments such as public beatings or shaming.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of beatings
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  • Facing the World, which helps children with facial disfigurements gain access to reconstructive surgery, was co-founded in 2002 by her father, plastic surgeon Norman Waterhouse.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 May 2026
Definition of disfigurements
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  • On Friday, several voters who signed a referendum petition putting the new congressional district map to a statewide vote in November filed suit seeking class-action status for monetary damages against Hoskins.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The states’ lawsuit, filed Monday morning in the Southern District of New York, does not seek monetary damages from the federal government, but rather asks the court to block the rule, invalidate it and prevent DHS from using it.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • The changes include removing questions about how many students identify as nonbinary, the number of nonbinary students with disabilities and nonbinary English learners.
    — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Over five decades, Canine Companions, at no cost to its clients, has assisted people with physical disabilities or challenges, cognitive issues and post-traumatic stress disorder.
    — Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of disabilities
Noun
  • Rather, its experience shows that reducing the harms of drug use requires painstakingly building and sustaining a system that connects people with treatment, healthcare and social support without making abstinence a precondition for receiving help.
    — Karyn Sporer, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The second was King Philip’s War in the 1670s, which was a massive uprising in response to the harms of colonialism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of harms
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“Mutilations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutilations. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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