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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 announcement triggered immediate market mayhem: S&P 500 futures dropped 3%.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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But because of red tape, altered arrangements and the mayhem of the NBA trading deadline, there also now is more of a long view with the Butler trade.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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Is there really harm in encouraging our kids to share their passions online?—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
9 Apr. 2025
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The result is a pattern of harm that is widely underreported, legally under-enforced and institutionally ignored.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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For the second year in a row, Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk will be sidelined due to injury as his team tries to secure a spot in the NBA playoffs.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, in just his third game of the season following a return from the IL due to a right hamstring injury, Tauchman re-injured his leg.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, the drainage of lesions, their pain, and the smell that advanced lesions can produce additionally cause patients to modify their social lives and interactions with others.—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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When stress levels were also raised through social isolation, the lesions grew even more.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Oz now directs an agency with a $1.4 trillion budget that administers Medicare for seniors, people with disabilities, and survivors, as well as Medicaid, which serves low-income Americans.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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Both cuts will affect students with disabilities, experts say.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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These things will make your video content more accessible for non-native speakers and users with hearing impairments.—
Karan Sharma,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The increase in loss is attributed to impairment charges on intangible assets and changes in fair value of contingent consideration.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Mar. 2025
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Todd takes an emotional beating throughout the album.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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The demo is full of a lot of welcome, lighthearted touches, like the ability to surf on giant slabs of rock or shake the controller for a very ape-like beating of Donkey Kong's chest.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Houthis claim to have targeted the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier multiple times in the Red Sea but there have been no reports of damage.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Flores said Alamo was one of many cities in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas that were flooded and had damage from Thursday's thunderstorms but that all were working to help their residents.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Mutilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutilation. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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