maimed 1 of 2

maimed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of maim

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maimed
Verb
  • His vengeance included turning Michigan State in for NCAA violations, leading to probation that crippled the program until the late 1970s.
    Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • As the city litigated and revised the environmental impact report, two devastating storms in December 2023 and February 2024 — the same series that crippled San Diego’s Ocean Beach Pier — substantially damaged the wharf.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Two people were killed in a three-car crash on Interstate 84 in Danbury on Sunday involving a disabled vehicle and a tractor-trailer.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The Justice Department took no position on whether the city was wrong to change benefits for disabled retirees.
    Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Workers incapacitated by pregnancy could get an additional two weeks.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In 2010, a UPS cargo flight was involved in a fatal accident when a cargo pallet containing tens of thousands of lithium batteries caused a fire in the hold, which eventually incapacitated the pilots and damaged the flight controls, causing the aircraft to crash in Dubai.
    Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Lincoln Hospital was where Shirley Vasquez and all the other parents, like her, took their children when they were injured or ill.
    Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • At least 35 people were injured in the incident, officials said, and at the time some were hospitalized in critical condition.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Maimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maimed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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