MUTILATIONS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

mutilations

noun

plural of mutilation

as in lesions

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Noun

Symptoms of the disease include severe itching and disfiguring skin conditions, as well as visual impairment and even permanent blindness after lesions develop on one’s eyes.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Radiological scans also confirmed lesions on the dog’s right shoulder, and Cotelo recommended an operation to scrape the excess cartilage, Shin said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of lesions

Noun

Starting offensive linemen Matt McCoy and Max Buchanan both left the game with injuries in the second quarter and returned to the game.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2026
LaVine, Murray and Sabonis missed much of the 2025-26 season due to injuries as the Kings went 22-60 to finish with one of the worst records in the NBA.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

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Their survivor’s guilt, their abandonment issues, and their mistrust of power are as legitimate and worthy of screen time as any monster mayhem.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Yet the diverging political and regulatory attention paid to the two industries makes increasingly little sense, given the bond market’s growing primacy in the financial system, and its ability to also cause mayhem.

— Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of mayhem

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At the two-week trial, three victims recounted beatings while suspended from pipes on the ceiling and the use of a device that folded their bodies in half at the waist.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
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

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The City of Boulder and Boulder County, Colorado, in 2018 sued major fossil-fuel producers Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy, seeking financial damages under state public nuisance law.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
The family is seeking an unspecified amount in damages, as well as the parents’ removal from the registry.

— Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of damages

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Other former foster youth with disabilities spoke of positive experiences — especially those who lived in family foster homes.

— Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
The remainder is for the Kennedy Children’s Center, serving the city’s youngest students with disabilities in the Bronx and East Harlem.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

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