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paralyzed

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verb

past tense of paralyze

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Recent Examples of paralyzed
Adjective
By 1932, Germany’s parliament remained paralyzed. Daniel Ziblatt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025 In April, the two-time Grammy winner also revealed that he had been hospitalized after a portion of his face became paralyzed. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
The climate groups had sued the EPA, Zeldin, and Citibank—which was holding the grant money on behalf of the agency—saying the freeze had paralyzed their operations. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 The trials were conducted on a group of four participants, which included three individuals without motor impairments as well as one who was paralyzed. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paralyzed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paralyzed
Adjective
  • Two women – his mom Elsie Lucero who cared tirelessly for his late-brother Eddie, who was physically and mentally disabled, and his late sister Margie who died of cancer in 2018 and adored her daughter Sarah who has Angelman Syndrome, an extreme form of Down Syndrome.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Access to Work helps employers hire disabled people 100% of employers said their disabled staff would struggle to do their jobs without it.
    Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And wasn’t the world hard enough, without having to care for helpless children too?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In the midst of feeling helpless, Kate said an idea took shape to commemorate the victims.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The crisis has taken a toll on the Cuban population and sparked protests, crippled the economy and affected tourism.
    Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Tony and Ziva race to the scene, finding the place crippled by a power outage followed by a ransom request for 115 million Euros.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Family pets, especially dogs, are frightened by the noise and will hide or try to run away.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • In the first Nobody, Odenkirk’s Hutch has to reignite the sleeping assassin within himself after his family was frightened by a botched home invasion.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The sight sends a paralytic tingle of alarm through her.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
  • For the past decade, Sughra Ayaz has traveled door to door in southeastern Pakistan, pleading with parents to allow children to be vaccinated against polio as part of a global campaign to wipe out the paralytic disease.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The ultrarich formula uses amino acids to reinforce weak strands, glycerin to hydrate and soften, silicones to smooth the cuticle, and coconut oil to add more moisture and shine.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By setting up permissions in advance, the agent (individual with the power to act on behalf of someone else) can step in immediately if the account owner is incapacitated.
    Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Justice Department in its June 2024 report on problems with policing in Phoenix found that police delayed medical assistance to people who appeared to be incapacitated as a result of the use of force by officers and used unreasonable force on people who had already been wounded by officers.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In that episode, the college football fans are terrified to find themselves in Pro Town, a place where people go to yoga on Saturdays.
    Kristi Dosh, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Murillo recalled a Cuban grandmother whose grandchildren were terrified to go to school after their father was detained in front of them at their own home by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Paralyzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paralyzed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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