as in harm
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as in incapacitating
to cause severe or permanent injury to
the car crash may have crippled two people for life
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as in damaging
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 paralyzing
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 Synonyms for crippling
Noun
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His execution of signature moves like the Spear and Jackhammer often lacked the necessary finesse to protect his opponents from harm.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025 -
While this weekend’s forecast doesn’t look to be as extreme, danger could ramp up quickly and there are millions of people potentially in harm’s way.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But soon, Salinas found herself under a monthslong investigation, trying to fight off paralyzing depression while processing her grief and caring for her other children.—
Shoshana Walter,
USA TODAY,
11 Dec. 2024
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Yoon said the opposition politicians who control parliament are paralyzing the government and subverting democracy, accusing them of aligning with North Korea.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
4 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Things like pro-gender transition propaganda in schools, mutilation of children, and claims that there are a myriad of sexes are out of favor in the age of common sense.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Carey Dale Grayson, now 49, was one of four teenagers convicted of capital murder in the torture, bludgeoning and mutilation of Vickie Lynn Deblieux on Feb. 21, 1994.—
Marty Roney,
USA TODAY,
21 Nov. 2024
Verb
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The combination of the pain and the pulsating eye was disabling.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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Included in the bipartisan plan to avert a government shutdown is a provision extending the authority of the Homeland Security and Justice departments to continue tracking and disabling unmanned aircraft that are deemed credible threats, pushing the deadline from December 20 to March 14.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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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
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Critics argue that billionaire owners could censor critical commentary, undermining journalism's role in holding power accountable.—
Flynn Nicholls,
Newsweek,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Native, which boasts an online publication as well as a label, reported that there were no deaths but some injuries.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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Officials with the Port Authority confirmed to Fox News Digital that there were no injuries or impact on airport operations.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, a car plowed through a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday night, killing five people and injuring some 200 others.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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The anti-immigrant rhetoric has been so acute that an anti-immigration far-right extremist in Germany — ironically himself an immigrant — just attacked a holiday market, killing at least five and injuring hundreds.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
23 Dec. 2024
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But then consider the consequences of such a player working toward the detriment.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Make sure your workplace's environment isn't an accidental detriment to employee well-being.—
Michael Held,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Crippling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crippling. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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