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crippling

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verb

present participle of cripple
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crippling
Noun
  • Is there really harm in encouraging our kids to share their passions online?
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Persistent exposure to air pollution can cause permanent harm, creating health problems for children and setting them up to become sicker adults.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • That conflict of interest was paralyzing when the state auditor worked for the governor and Cabinet instead of for the Legislature.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
  • After her oxygen level reached a hundred per cent, the nurse delivered paralyzing medication.
    Ayesha Khan, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The report includes accounts of mass looting, arson and mutilation.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • But in describing the attacks, language itself performs its own secondary mutilation.
    Katie Kitamura, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Electricity pylons were hit in the fighting, disabling the water pumps that relied on the electrical grid.
    Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Ensure Play Protect is enabled and don’t be lured into disabling it to enable an app to install.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This subjectivity can lead to inconsistencies in how the rule is applied, potentially undermining the fairness of the game.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Critics argue that billionaire owners could censor critical commentary, undermining journalism's role in holding power accountable.
    Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This isn't the first time Monk has suffered a major injury late in the season.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
  • However, in just his third game of the season following a return from the IL due to a right hamstring injury, Tauchman re-injured his leg.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Authorities accused an Arlington Heights man of hitting and injuring a Chicago Police officer while driving under the influence Sunday on the West side, according to a news release.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
  • They two men are also charged with injuring another person, according to Patch.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • SpaceX has been lobbying to revise the rules, calling them outdated and a detriment to its satellite internet service.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
  • In some circles, that may be a detriment to his draft stock.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Crippling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crippling. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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