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as in incapacitated
to cause severe or permanent injury to
the car crash may have crippled two people for life
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as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the collision so severely crippled the ship that it had to be towed into port
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as in paralyzed
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
a wave of strikes crippled that nation's steel industry
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Recent Examples of crippled
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
In the end, efforts to cool the crippled tank by spraying water on it were believed to have helped slow down the reaction enough to prevent an explosion or massive rupture in the tank that could have sent toxic chemicals flowing into waterways and the ocean.
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Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
Its constituents are terrifically underpriced by a crippled stock market operating in a retrograde marketplace.
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Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Our mayor appointed an incompetent team that indirectly caused Palisades, crippled prevention and destroyed Palisades.
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Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
Oil prices rose because the Iran war crippled supply in the region, between the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the sudden danger in shipping oil and collateral damage to oil-industry infrastructure, among other factors.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
The entire economy of Iran wasn’t crippled.
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Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
The pilot of the A-10 was able to fly his crippled aircraft into Kuwaiti airspace before ejecting.
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Editorial,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Despite weeks of aerial strikes and crippled leadership, the regime is still standing and continues to exert control on transit through the strait.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Terrence McCoy,
Washington Post,
1 July 2026
This comes at a dire time for Venezuela, which is still deep in political and financial crisis – being led by an interim government after US forces captured President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, and facing an economy crippled by years of hyperinflation.
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Taylor Ward,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Aegon, who was burned and crippled in Season 2, fled with Larys Strong (Matthew Needham), leaving his cruel, one-eyed brother Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) to sit on the Iron Throne.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
22 June 2026
Candidates whose public image depends on favorable coverage can be crippled by bad headlines.
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Matthew Shelter,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
The protest largely crippled the country’s center, with highways closed and public transportation halted by the massive crowds in both Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv metro area.
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Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Every team has injuries, but the Packers’ laundry list crippled a team that, when largely healthy, was a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
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Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
But the sanctions haven't crippled Cuba's leadership, as some had hoped.
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Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
But his personal and party polls are dismal, crippled by what critics and analysts say has been a series of unforced errors.
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Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
Adjective
The New York Times shattered the White House image of a crippled Iran in May.
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Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
In the end, efforts to cool the crippled tank by spraying water on it were believed to have helped slow down the reaction enough to prevent an explosion or massive rupture in the tank that could have sent toxic chemicals flowing into waterways and the ocean.
—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
Its constituents are terrifically underpriced by a crippled stock market operating in a retrograde marketplace.
—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Our mayor appointed an incompetent team that indirectly caused Palisades, crippled prevention and destroyed Palisades.
—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
Oil prices rose because the Iran war crippled supply in the region, between the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the sudden danger in shipping oil and collateral damage to oil-industry infrastructure, among other factors.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
The entire economy of Iran wasn’t crippled.
—
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
The pilot of the A-10 was able to fly his crippled aircraft into Kuwaiti airspace before ejecting.
—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Despite weeks of aerial strikes and crippled leadership, the regime is still standing and continues to exert control on transit through the strait.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
In the nation’s gravest hour, the country’s authoritarian regime has crippled an effective response, say survivors, rescue workers and former officials.
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Terrence McCoy,
Washington Post,
1 July 2026
This comes at a dire time for Venezuela, which is still deep in political and financial crisis – being led by an interim government after US forces captured President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, and facing an economy crippled by years of hyperinflation.
—
Taylor Ward,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Aegon, who was burned and crippled in Season 2, fled with Larys Strong (Matthew Needham), leaving his cruel, one-eyed brother Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) to sit on the Iron Throne.
—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
22 June 2026
Candidates whose public image depends on favorable coverage can be crippled by bad headlines.
—
Matthew Shelter,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
The protest largely crippled the country’s center, with highways closed and public transportation halted by the massive crowds in both Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv metro area.
—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Every team has injuries, but the Packers’ laundry list crippled a team that, when largely healthy, was a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
But the sanctions haven't crippled Cuba's leadership, as some had hoped.
—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
But his personal and party polls are dismal, crippled by what critics and analysts say has been a series of unforced errors.
—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crippled
Adjective
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Officers arrived and found the injured pedestrian who had suffered life-threatening injuries.
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An injured man in a makeshift hospital, hoping to hear from his three missing children.
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There's an apocryphal story about its creations; supposedly Kryptonite was invented so Superman's voice actor Bud Collyer could take vacations while the Man of Steel was incapacitated.
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Airbus UpNext's DragonFly project is developing AI that manages complex emergencies autonomously when the crew is incapacitated.
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Residential buildings were badly damaged in the assault, leaving people trapped in multi-story apartment blocks and an entire family that was killed pulled from the rubble, while cars were seen burning on city streets.
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As a bonus, those seasons are ideal for planting a replacement shrub or re-establishing a lawn if it is damaged during the shrub removal.
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The artisanal-fishing industry had been all but paralyzed by high gas prices since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz; a large number of vessels were anchored close to shore.
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The 11-year-old was diagnosed with an aggressive spinal tumor at the age of three and is paralyzed from the waist down.
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Bowser, who declined to be interviewed for this article, urged the administration to clean up federal parks and fix broken fountains, while pushing back on measures like having police ask for people’s immigration status.
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Stopped wearing your favorite pumps because of a broken heel?
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Khamenei’s 56-year-old son Mojtaba, who was wounded in the attack that killed his father, was appointed the new supreme leader in March but has not been seen in public or even issued an audio statement since then.
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Another 21 were wounded in the explosion at a popular cafe near the capital's main judicial complex, which was often frequented by lawyers.
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Already, reports of sparse crowds have marred the Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair on the National Mall, the Daily Beast said.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's trip to the United Kingdom is already marred by drama after reports circulated that the visit was canceled due to security concerns.
Verb
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Enterprise clients in finance, healthcare, SaaS, and critical infrastructure found their core intelligence services abruptly disabled, without exception, prior warning, or effective recourse.
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One of its eyes was disabled, and its wiring was exposed; an employee was kicking it repeatedly.
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“Crippled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crippled. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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