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as in incapacitated
to cause severe or permanent injury to
the car crash may have crippled two people for life
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as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the collision so severely crippled the ship that it had to be towed into port
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as in paralyzed
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
a wave of strikes crippled that nation's steel industry
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Recent Examples of crippled
Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Ongoing attacks have crippled Gaza's water and sanitation systems, depriving children of safe water and endangering their health.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
For more than a year, the country has been embroiled in a civil war that has displaced millions of people, pushed some communities to the brink of famine, and crippled the national banking, health care, and telecommunications systems.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
Spending by younger consumers has been crippled by the pandemic, student debt, and the high cost of housing (although some of these subgroups have had more disposable income after moving back home during the pandemic).
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
International sanctions have crippled the regime's traditional revenue streams, forcing it to turn to cyber operations as a critical source of income.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Stripped of key parts of its system, Google would be crippled, rendered far less efficient and able to innovate.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Those reparations crippled the nation’s formation.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Saddam's Playbook All these sites were targeted by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq war and severely crippled the Iranian economy.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Its main proxy, Hezbollah, was crippled by a pager attack on its hierarchy, and then by weeks of vicious airstrikes.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Ongoing attacks have crippled Gaza's water and sanitation systems, depriving children of safe water and endangering their health.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
For more than a year, the country has been embroiled in a civil war that has displaced millions of people, pushed some communities to the brink of famine, and crippled the national banking, health care, and telecommunications systems.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
Spending by younger consumers has been crippled by the pandemic, student debt, and the high cost of housing (although some of these subgroups have had more disposable income after moving back home during the pandemic).
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
International sanctions have crippled the regime's traditional revenue streams, forcing it to turn to cyber operations as a critical source of income.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Stripped of key parts of its system, Google would be crippled, rendered far less efficient and able to innovate.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Those reparations crippled the nation’s formation.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Saddam's Playbook All these sites were targeted by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq war and severely crippled the Iranian economy.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crippled
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The law prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified applicants based on disability and ensures that disabled individuals have equal access to job opportunities.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Many disabled individuals face not only physical pain but also profound psychological scars and societal rejection in Gaza, international and local medical professionals said.Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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But today, forms of dementia like frontotemporal dementia, which affects the temporal lobes of the brain, have left her permanently incapacitated.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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This is also true if your friend has passed away or is incapacitated and can no longer use their Facebook.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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What can’t be regained is the time wasted by being paralyzed with fear.Mark Kane, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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McBrain has dealt with health issues in recent years, including suffering a stroke in 2023 that paralyzed the right side of his body and threatened his drumming career.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Lions are a brilliant team to this point with what appears to be an unstoppable offense and a resilient but severely injured defense.Steve Silverman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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An extraordinarily valuable racehorse, alone in his stall one night, was fatally injured.GrrlScientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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With Assad gone and Iran weakened, new commercial routes, reconstruction opportunities, and trade corridors beckon.Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But Israeli bombardments have weakened Tehran as well as its allies in the Axis of Resistance—Lebanon's Hezbollah.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Bumpy recovery Exports have been a rare bright spot for the world’s second-largest economy that has been marred with lackluster domestic consumption and a prolonged housing downturn.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Attorneys representing inmates on federal death row have submitted clemency petitions asking for Biden to commute their clients' sentences, with some arguing that their clients had received ineffective legal assistance and had trials marred by racial bias.Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Had the committee excluded the Mustangs following their loss to Clemson in the ACC championship — on a walk-off field goal, no less — the decision would have undermined the credibility of conference title games.Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Ironically enough, in passing over Alabama the committee inadvertently undermined the spending power of one of college football’s most storied programs.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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The memory foam sole also lends some comfort and arch support so your feet won’t hurt after babysitting a high-maintenance stew all day.Anne Loreto Cruz, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
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York is skeptical that tariffs are really an effective bargaining chip, especially because just the threat of tariffs can hurt the US economy and the stock market and depress business investment.Matt Egan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Crippled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crippled. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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