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Recent Examples of mutilation
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.
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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
Meaning can be disputed, but the actual words survive argument and mutilation.
—Louise Glück, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2025
Grayson was one of four teenagers convicted of murder in the torture, bludgeoning and mutilation of Vickie Lynn Deblieux on Feb. 21, 1994.
—Marty Roney, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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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
Meaning can be disputed, but the actual words survive argument and mutilation.
—Louise Glück, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2025
Grayson was one of four teenagers convicted of murder in the torture, bludgeoning and mutilation of Vickie Lynn Deblieux on Feb. 21, 1994.
—Marty Roney, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutilation
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The program tells the story of a computer hack that causes widespread death and mayhem, setting America on war footing and prompting the creation of an autocratic investigatory body.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Reckoning Part One involves Ethan and his team tracking down two keys that unlock the power of a frightening AI system with the ability to cause mayhem with the world's banks, mess with the power grid, and more.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.—
Simone Jasper,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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In a separate writeup, researchers at security firm Wiz said preliminary analysis of the attack has already established that dozens of tj-actions users have faced real harm in the supply-chain attack.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
17 Mar. 2025
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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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The silver lining of George and Embiid's early-season injury issues is that McCain got to play a larger-than-expected role.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The authors noted that the lesions looked significantly different from the lesions seen when white matter is damaged from a lack of blood flow, such as in a stroke.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Mar. 2025
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Keeping the lesions clean, warm, and dry is important for healing.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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This includes many children, people who are pregnant, elderly people with low incomes and people with disabilities.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Impacts will include teacher shortages and a loss in professional development and salaries for specialists who work with students with disabilities, the attorneys general said.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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Here's a closer look at the eight winners, who represent a range of disabilities, including speech and hearing impairments, intellectual disabilities and low vision.—
Charu Bahri,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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Garcia’s damages included physical pain, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, humiliation, inconvenience, grief, disfigurement, physical impairment, anxiety and emotional distress, according to a recording of the verdict from Courtroom View Network.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Related article Iran accuses detained British couple of spying Flogging is a form of beating that involves a whip or rod and is commonly administered to the person’s back.—
Artemis Moshtaghian and Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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Prosecutors told the panel that the beatings that killed little Ayden began the day before his death.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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But the real damage has hit the Yankees pitching staff, which came into Sunday down two of the team's top three rotation starters.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Proper treatment can help the liver heal from minor damage, including fibrosis.—
Sarah Hudgens,
Health,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Mutilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutilation. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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