paraplegic

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Recent Examples of paraplegic The same survey found that one resident, who was paraplegic, was left alone all night while calling out for help. Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraplegic
Adjective
  • Here’s one his many Se7en knockoffs, this one based on a series of novels about a quadriplegic cop, played by Washington, who teams with a rookie cop (Angelina Jolie) to take down a serial killer.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In August, Elon Musk’s Neuralink expanded to the UK with a clinical study testing its brain chip to help paralyzed patients control devices through thought.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Reeve was thrown from his horse and landed on his head, resulting in a severe spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the neck down.
    Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Primary beneficiary of proceeds for the rest of the festival is The Allen School, which supports special-needs children up to age 5 and prepares them and their parents for kindergarten.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But the cameo was an even bigger surprise for folks 300 miles away at Equestrian Connection, a special-needs therapy organization that had booked the War and Treaty for an Illinois benefit event that same night.
    Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Paraplegic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraplegic. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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