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as in disabled
affected with paralysis
special ramps for paralyzed people in wheelchairs
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as in helpless
unable to act or achieve one's purpose
a seemingly paralyzed mayor sat by as the city's crime rate soared
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as in crippled
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
a blizzard paralyzed the city for two days
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as in frightened
to deprive of courage or confidence
the school board is paralyzed by the threat of lawsuits for just about everything
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Recent Examples of paralyzed
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Each of the Petersons has different vertebrae that are impacted, leading to different amounts of mobility: Kelly is completely paralyzed from the waist down, with some feeling in parts of her upper legs and thighs; Hadley and Larry both have movement in their legs.
—Susan Young, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
What's New A case of mistaken identity during a home invasion in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, has left a 25-year-old man dead and his 61-year-old mother paralyzed.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Where to watch: In theaters ‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ (March 7)
The psychological thriller stars Geoffery Rush as a partially paralyzed stroke patient at a retirement home and John Lithgow as the sadistic resident terrorizing him with a dementia doll.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Each of the Petersons has different vertebrae that are impacted, leading to different amounts of mobility: Kelly is completely paralyzed from the waist down, with some feeling in parts of her upper legs and thighs; Hadley and Larry both have movement in their legs.
—Susan Young, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Some related to international extremism, but the law was first used against a Bronx gang member after a hail of gunfire killed a 10-year-old girl and paralyzed a man outside a christening party in 2002.
—Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
What's New A case of mistaken identity during a home invasion in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, has left a 25-year-old man dead and his 61-year-old mother paralyzed.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paralyzed
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More than one generation of disabled children has grown up under the protections Section 504 provides us.—
Rebekah Taussig,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025
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Villa de Vida housing for disabled adults and Soroptimist International of Poway received $3,500; and Blissful Seeds and Helping Hands Ministry received $3,000.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Gustavsson was equally helpless against Brad Marchand later in the first.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Most Popular Most Popular As Liam McNeeley carries UConn men, Dan Hurley calls for ‘reinvention’ as rest of his team struggles A CT woman felt helpless as her dad screamed in pain.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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The polio vaccines prevented 29 million cases of paralytic polio between 1960 and 2021, compared with a counterfactual world with no vaccines, according to researchers’ estimates.—
Soph Warnes,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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In 2022 public health officials were unable to trace the source of infection of a man who developed paralytic polio in a highly unvaccinated community in Rockland County in New York State.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
30 Jan. 2025
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Why Does Taste Sensitivity Matter for Weight Loss? Previous research on how people with obesity perceive taste suggested that weaker taste sensitivity may cause some people to eat more of certain foods to feel satisfied.—
Becky Upham,
EverydayHealth.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Trade Desk missed fourth-quarter revenue estimates and issued weak guidance.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Workers incapacitated by pregnancy could get an additional two weeks.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
20 Dec. 2024
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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
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The movie sees the revival of arch-villain Feathers McGraw, who terrified kids in 1993’s The Wrong Trousers.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 Dec. 2024
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My Hugo would chase it and bark at it, or he'd be terrified.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Paralyzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paralyzed. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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