as in to incapacitate
to cause severe or permanent injury to
on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year
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Recent Examples of maim
Jail records show he's not charged with first-degree murder of a child by injuring, torturing or maiming.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Between the October 1870 election and July 1871, in one South Carolina county alone, the Klan killed at least four people and assaulted, raped, or maimed some 200 more.
—Brittany Friedman / Made By History, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Reportedly, between June and December 2024 alone, more than 900 cases of gross child rights violations were recorded, with 80% involving killings or maiming, primarily in Darfur, Khartoum, and Al Jazirah States.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Though the attacks were intended to target Hezbollah terrorists, the explosions also injured, maimed and killed civilians, including at least two children.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Between the October 1870 election and July 1871, in one South Carolina county alone, the Klan killed at least four people and assaulted, raped, or maimed some 200 more.
—Brittany Friedman / Made By History, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Reportedly, between June and December 2024 alone, more than 900 cases of gross child rights violations were recorded, with 80% involving killings or maiming, primarily in Darfur, Khartoum, and Al Jazirah States.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Though the attacks were intended to target Hezbollah terrorists, the explosions also injured, maimed and killed civilians, including at least two children.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maim
Verb
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Unlike snakes that rely on camouflage and venom yield to incapacitate prey, the black mamba’s strategy is shock-and-awe defense.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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If she was incapacitated by a crash, her car could’ve veered into the river.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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About six weeks ago, hackers crippled the computer systems of the TV and mobile phone provider Dish Network.—
Shira Ovide,
Washington Post,
4 Apr. 2023
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Oakland Mills Coach: Chris Brewington Last season: Class 2A state champion Outlook: Losing the talent Oakland Mills did from last year’s outdoor season would cripple most programs, but the Scorpions have reloaded.—
Anthony Maluso,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2023
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At least 31 people were killed, 27 others were injured and some 70 homes were burned before security forces arrived and repelled the gangs, killing at least 23 gunmen, the mission said.—
DÁNICA COTO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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Two officers were also taken to the hospital but were not injured, sources said.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Sheriff McDowell, who's on the ground wounded, sees Banner kill Clyde.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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On April 2, Russian forces launched multiple strikes on residential areas in the front line city of Pokrovsk, killing one civilian and wounding six others.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Though Hamas had long claimed that Shiri and the children died in an Israeli air strike, an Israeli forensic examination showed that the children were murdered with the bare hands of their captors and then mutilated in an attempt to blame Israelis for their deaths.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Feb. 2025
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Ancestors from his paternal side survived the Sand Creek Massacre, while many of his ancestors from his maternal side were mutilated and massacred there; and at other genocidal campaigns that followed.—
Phillip Whiteman Jr.,
The Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Rick kills one of the security men, as Chelsea is shot in the chest.—
Colleen Kratofil,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Scottish sheep farmer and Whitfield’s right-hand man, Banner Creighton, experiences a change of heart in the final episode but is killed at the station after saving Jacob’s life.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Maim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maim. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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