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
In her memoirs, Twin Voices, Jan writes how in her classroom of 24 students, eight were diagnosed with paralytic polio.
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Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
She was put in a paralytic coma and placed on a ventilator.
—Addie Hunter, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
An additional 200,000 paralytic polio cases per year if programs are permanently ceased.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
In addition to performance anxiety, my rigid musical education had left me with an almost paralytic inability to improvise or play by ear.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
She was put in a paralytic coma and placed on a ventilator.
—Addie Hunter, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
An additional 200,000 paralytic polio cases per year if programs are permanently ceased.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
In addition to performance anxiety, my rigid musical education had left me with an almost paralytic inability to improvise or play by ear.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paralytic
Adjective
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For Maria, shifting health care policies have left her feeling paralyzed.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
26 June 2025
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Heavenly Ever After After decades of working as a loan shark to support herself and her paralyzed husband, Lee Hae-sook (Kim Hye-ja) dies shortly after his passing and arrives in Heaven.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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People like my disabled adult son David, who needs 24/7 support.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Josh is a disabled infantry combat veteran who brings fresh takes to genre series like sci-fi drama series Day 5 from El Rey Network and historical western Elkhorn on INSP.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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“Paralytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paralytic. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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