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
  • In a separate early-stage study of 22 patients with actinic keratosis, rough, precancerous skin patches caused by sun exposure, the company reported a 49% average reduction in lesions after 28 days of treatment.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In January, he was told that there were some signs of improvement in his lungs and that the lesions in his brain — which were being treated by an outside radiation oncologist — were disappearing.
    — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of lesions
Noun
  • Ten other people, ages 5 to 68, were also hit and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Police Capt.
    — Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • No injuries were reported as firefighters continued working to contain the blaze.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of injuries
Noun
  • These are coaches who are being shoved into the mayhem, even as a method of survival.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Most of the mayhem takes place on the ship (filmed on a soundstage in Vancouver), with only about 15 minutes of the movie set in New York — and most of that is in a sewer tunnel.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of mayhem
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  • Regardless of age, they were expected to sit up straight and pay attention, or suffer beatings, Teymouri said.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • According to the indictment, detainees were subjected to electric shocks, simulated drowning, beatings, asphyxiation, sleep deprivation and threats against their relatives.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 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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  • Having presented what seemed to be a solid alibi, Archer won and was awarded £500,000 in damages.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Qualifying risks must involve more than $1 billion in damages or the deaths or serious injuries of over 50 people.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • Also exposed was information about student disabilities and student eligibility status for federal programs, such as those available to help students from low-income families.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The new business is operated by Life Unlimited, a nonprofit organization that provides job skills training and housing to adults with disabilities in the KC area.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of disabilities
Noun
  • Under the law, government agencies must identify and reduce harms of projects, and seek public input.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Apple has traditionally framed many of these harms as arising from particular apps and content.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of harms
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