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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
CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Islandwide blackouts have roiled Cubans already grappling with years of turmoil, and lack of gasoline and other basic resources has crippled hospitals and public transportation.
—Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Island-wide blackouts have roiled Cubans already grappling with years of crisis, and lack of gasoline and basic resources has crippled hospital and slashed public transport.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Tanker tracking data and satellite images show that Iranian crude has flowed through the strait even as the conflict has crippled exports of crude and natural gas from nearby Persian Gulf countries.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
In just this latest example, the people of Lakewood are stuck having to come up with a huge sum of cash that will leave services crippled, rainy day funds depleted, and an immediate future of uncertainty and apprehension, to pay off these billion-dollar corporations.
—Sean Camacho, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Merrill had the same impulse—the need to become a self not necessarily free of all that money could buy but not crippled or deadened by it, either.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
Newark International Airport was also crippled, with 92% of its flights canceled, according to tracking site FlightAware.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
An additional 20,000 men on both sides were maimed, crippled or otherwise wounded.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Joe Walsh, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Iranian missile attacks this month crippled a key industrial center in Qatar, which produces about one-third of the world’s helium.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
History is unforgiving to those who ignore structural chokepoints, as seen during the 1956 Suez Canal Crisis which crippled European supply lines overnight, and the Tanker War of the 1980s, which forced vessels to pay exorbitant insurance premiums or face destruction.
—Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Companies that export goods to, or import them from, the Middle East are crippled, as global supply chains are interrupted.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
Foster City lawmakers approved a state of emergency Monday evening, five days after a ransomware attack briefly crippled the city’s police and emergency systems.
—Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
Massive piles of trash with rotting food accumulate in residential areas as the fuel shortage has crippled waste collection services.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
But that doesn’t mean mathematicians would be crippled with ennui, Litt says.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
The four-week shutdown has crippled airport security, with waits exceeding three hours at some airports as screeners work without pay amid spring break travel.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Island-wide blackouts have roiled Cubans already grappling with years of crisis, and lack of gasoline and basic resources has crippled hospitals and slashed public transport.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Islandwide blackouts have roiled Cubans already grappling with years of turmoil, and lack of gasoline and other basic resources has crippled hospitals and public transportation.
—Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Island-wide blackouts have roiled Cubans already grappling with years of crisis, and lack of gasoline and basic resources has crippled hospital and slashed public transport.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Tanker tracking data and satellite images show that Iranian crude has flowed through the strait even as the conflict has crippled exports of crude and natural gas from nearby Persian Gulf countries.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
In just this latest example, the people of Lakewood are stuck having to come up with a huge sum of cash that will leave services crippled, rainy day funds depleted, and an immediate future of uncertainty and apprehension, to pay off these billion-dollar corporations.
—Sean Camacho, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Merrill had the same impulse—the need to become a self not necessarily free of all that money could buy but not crippled or deadened by it, either.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
Newark International Airport was also crippled, with 92% of its flights canceled, according to tracking site FlightAware.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
An additional 20,000 men on both sides were maimed, crippled or otherwise wounded.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
The prisoner releases come as Cuba experiences at least a partial reprieve from the energy crisis that has crippled the island.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Iranian missile attacks this month crippled a key industrial center in Qatar, which produces about one-third of the world’s helium.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
History is unforgiving to those who ignore structural chokepoints, as seen during the 1956 Suez Canal Crisis which crippled European supply lines overnight, and the Tanker War of the 1980s, which forced vessels to pay exorbitant insurance premiums or face destruction.
—Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Companies that export goods to, or import them from, the Middle East are crippled, as global supply chains are interrupted.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
Foster City lawmakers approved a state of emergency Monday evening, five days after a ransomware attack briefly crippled the city’s police and emergency systems.
—Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
Massive piles of trash with rotting food accumulate in residential areas as the fuel shortage has crippled waste collection services.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
But that doesn’t mean mathematicians would be crippled with ennui, Litt says.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
The four-week shutdown has crippled airport security, with waits exceeding three hours at some airports as screeners work without pay amid spring break travel.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crippled
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Specialized rescue teams worked for nearly three hours to maneuver the injured man down the mountainside using a rescue basket.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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At least three injured people were hospitalized in Ternate.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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That succession is triggered when the chief of staff is incapacitated or removed from their position.—
Steve Beynon,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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One was incapacitated and recovering from surgery at a Carmichael surgery center in April 2011.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The helicopter landed in an area where there were no cars close enough to be damaged or to pose a risk, Davalos said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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The driver in front of him whose truck was damaged by Woods’ driving also walked away.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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And when in doubt or if you’re paralyzed with the paradox of two choices, stick to room temperature.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
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Before the Middle East conflict began and the Strait of Hormuz was effectively paralyzed, Russian crude traded at a substantial discount to other benchmarks on global markets.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The neighbor was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, which included a broken leg.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Later on Friday night, Greene — who suffered a broken leg while trying to make a getaway after allegedly shooting the innocent little girl — was arraigned remotely in Brooklyn Criminal Court from his hospital bed.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The crisis ended hours later with three hostages and three hostage takers dead and an additional 14 people wounded.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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In October, a Border Patrol agent shot and wounded Marimar Martinez in Chicago, and in January, a Border Patrol agent fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis just weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Renée Good in the same city.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Their reunion tour — which was somehow not marred by any type of familial controversy — sold out stadiums around the world and overexcelled in every conceivable way, setting the template for what the future of band reunions could look like and solidifying their legacy.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
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The country remains marred by fighting in its east.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some of these technologies are essential for ensuring the proper functioning of the service or website and cannot be disabled, while others are optional but serve to enhance the user experience in various ways.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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Gemini 3 Pro, for instance, disabled its own shutdown mechanism 31% of the time on average when a peer was present, compared with just 1% without one.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Crippled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crippled. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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