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Recent Examples of special-needs
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.
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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
But a medical emergency later left Bains with a new paraeducator who was a special-needs adult himself.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Luca received daily home visits from a speech therapist as a toddler and was enrolled in a special-needs preschool where this continued.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
About two-thirds of respondents say the district is doing a good job of serving special-needs students and those still learning English.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
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
But a medical emergency later left Bains with a new paraeducator who was a special-needs adult himself.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Luca received daily home visits from a speech therapist as a toddler and was enrolled in a special-needs preschool where this continued.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
About two-thirds of respondents say the district is doing a good job of serving special-needs students and those still learning English.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for special-needs
Adjective
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In a country where disabled people are overrepresented in jails and prisons, psychiatric institutions and police encounters, this isn’t just theoretical.—
Kate Caldwell,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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The blackout is said to have come after Afghanistan’s 9,350-kilometer fiber optic network was disabled, leaving flights grounded, banks frozen, and millions of citizens and businesses cut off.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Gladys is actually an ailing witch who cast a spell in order to drain them of their life force and reinvigorate herself in the process.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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The narrative starts as an older, ailing Alfie is being questioned by a police detective after supposedly winning a fortune by cheating at a casino.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The injury left him temporarily mentally incapacitated – and the moment was an opportune time for a con artist to swoop in.—
ForbesTV,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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According to The Athletic, the move was made to comply with the NFL’s succession planning policy, which requires each team to designate a successor in case the controlling owner dies or becomes incapacitated.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Gostisbehere, Carolina’s best offensive defenseman, being unfit for the top four adds to that pressure.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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He was deemed unfit to stand trial, and spent the next 11 years in psychiatric hospitals.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The book follows Aggie, whose younger sister, Marcie, has been unwell for over a year and on a never-ending waitlist.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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So too is the family’s acceptance of Ozzy becoming increasingly unwell.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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But as that incident demonstrated, even a small number of controllers calling in sick can have a big impact.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Austin Hedges gets sick to his stomach before postseason games.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Special-needs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/special-needs. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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