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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 system makes hands-free upright mobility available to eligible wheelchair users living with spinal cord injuries at any level, who can manually operate the device’s controller.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The 16-year-old girl who was steering the bicycle — which appeared to be a Citi Bike in footage shared by ABC7 Eyewitness News — sustained injuries to her leg and was hospitalized, per the NYPD.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of injuries
Noun
  • El Niños create all manner of climate mayhem, including soaring temperatures on land, more intense storms at sea and epic rain and snowfall.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Following the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, burning, looting and other forms of mayhem broke out in Minneapolis and many other cities across America.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 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
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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  • According to the filing, the landlord is seeking to take back the space and may pursue additional damages, CBJ reported.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Gomez said the school board hired a consultant on a $50,000 contract to assess damages but hasn’t received a report yet.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • Soto, who has an associate degree in business and works with families who have loved ones with disabilities.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Florida Legislature’s decision in 2023 to open up school vouchers, once reserved for low-income families or for those whose children had disabilities, to everyone was unexpected, Gallo said.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of disabilities
Noun
  • These irreparable harms should not be tolerated for a day longer.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Bonta’s suit had leaned heavily into potential harms to theatrical distribution, and lawyers for the states had been banking on theater executives’ testimony at trial.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of harms
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“Mutilations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutilations. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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