as in paralyzed
affected with paralysis
at first, he would not accept that he was now paralytic and needed help
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Recent Examples of paralytic
Two others are blooming, including Alexandrium, which creates saxitoxin and causes paralytic shellfish poisoning that can be harmful to marine mammals and humans, and Akashiwo sanguinea, which can cause hypothermia in sea birds.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
An additional 200,000 paralytic polio cases per year if programs are permanently ceased.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
In other words, the weakened virus can revert to a contagious, paralytic form that can cause polio in unvaccinated people.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
The paralytic drug takes 20 minutes to activate and an hour to wear off.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
An additional 200,000 paralytic polio cases per year if programs are permanently ceased.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
In other words, the weakened virus can revert to a contagious, paralytic form that can cause polio in unvaccinated people.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
The paralytic drug takes 20 minutes to activate and an hour to wear off.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paralytic
Adjective
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Big corporations can become paralyzed by their own weight.—
S.W. Miliano,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Mullins was left paralyzed and died two years later.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Jeanette Dalton, who taught emotionally-disabled students at PCES for 35 years, echoed Nusbaum’s sentiment.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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These payments apply to low-income and disabled Americans.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Paralytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paralytic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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