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 1921, Roosevelt contracted a paralytic illness that permanently paralyzed his legs.
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New Atlas, 9 June 2025
During this six-month period, mussels may have naturally occurring toxins that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning and domoic acid biotoxins, also known as amnesic shellfish poisoning.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for paralytic
New Atlas, 9 June 2025
During this six-month period, mussels may have naturally occurring toxins that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning and domoic acid biotoxins, also known as amnesic shellfish poisoning.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for paralytic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paralytic
Adjective
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Others have options but feel paralyzed by the idea of entrusting their child to someone else.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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Fowler, then a 24-year-old college student, was left paralyzed after a bus ran a stop sign in the West End and hit his car.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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More importantly, if just one lock were disabled or destroyed, the passage from east to west would be essentially inoperable, crippling the United States and its military defenses.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
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In June, in another move that captured media attention, Carney asked the local delegation of state legislators to give his town the option to cap property taxes for longtime residents, disabled veterans and first responders.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Paralytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paralytic. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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