as in mutilation
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as in crippling
to cause severe or permanent injury to
on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year
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Noun
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Now, Booker has been charged with premeditated murder; evidence tampering; dismembering and mutilation of a corpse; and concealing a death, the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office announced.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025 -
The executive order directs the Department of Justice to discourage doctors and hospitals from administering gender-affirming care to minors, characterizing it as genital mutilation, which is a heinous-sounding offense.—
Elana Redfield,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Miller, of course, has been orchestrating vehicular mayhem since his debut feature, the first Mad Max, was released in 1979.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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One woman was seen jumping over the seats to join the mayhem, while a group of men were caught on camera cornering and hitting another traveler.—
Bonny Chu,
Fox News,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Melissa Chan Melissa Chan is a reporter for NBC News Digital with a focus on veterans’ issues, mental health in the military and gun violence.—
Melissa Chan,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Since 2014, Ukraine has been subjected to a level of violence and criminality that reflects Russia’s utter contempt for the laws of armed conflict.—
The Editors,
National Review,
20 Feb. 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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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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The combination of the pain and the pulsating eye was disabling.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Maiming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiming. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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