special-needs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for special-needs
Adjective
  • Screenshots from a July 23 TikTok video of a disabled cat managing to get onto his owner's bed without any assistance.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
  • Social Security provides monthly benefit checks to more than 70 million Americans, including retirees, disabled individuals and families.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, no, and that option might actually not be so good — at least for the ailing global climate.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
  • The $8 billion deal will put another family at the helm of the ailing Paramount Pictures and streaming service Paramount+; only in this case, the dynasty is led by tech giant and Oracle founder Larry Ellison.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • With Ted gone, an incapacitated Joe is appointed as mayor.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 18 July 2025
  • For mentally incapacitated adult patients, their partners can take part in the decisions as guardians.
    Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • While red flags were posted on nearby sections of the beach, her lawsuit alleges the city should have known the entire area was unfit for swimming.
    Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
  • Trump's nomination of Adams this month stirred outrage among some of the president's opponents at home who said Adams was unfit for the job.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Friday’s Wimbledon semifinal between Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz saw two stoppages in the eighth game of the second set, due to spectators feeling unwell on Centre Court.
    Leon Imber, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • The temperature hit 88 degrees Fahrenheit in the first set, which was delayed twice because spectators in the lower level — with no shade — felt unwell.
    Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Not every mosquito carries West Nile virus, and not everyone who contracts the virus will get sick.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 28 July 2025
  • Cena took the opportunity to chug water to avoid getting sick.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 July 2025
Adjective
  • Warm, sunny weather optimizes the conditions for this sort of reaction, meaning unhealthy ozone levels are often seen in the summer.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
  • When air is stagnant, pollutants don't get dispersed, allowing ozone to build up to unhealthy levels.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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“Special-needs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/special-needs. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.

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