as in immobile
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as in paralyzed
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
town councils felt immobilized by the powers newly granted to the state legislation
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Adjective
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About 30 minutes later, three deputies debated how to book the immobile man.—
Christopher Damien,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2025 -
Video posted on social media showed victims and debris strewn across a long stretch of road, with at least seven people lying immobile on the ground.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Time,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Queen’s legendary guitarist Brian May made an unexpected return to the music festival stage at Coachella 2025, just seven months after a minor stroke temporarily paralyzed his left arm.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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However, so much has happened since 2020 — the year that a pandemic paralyzed the country — that Idahoans could be forgiven if their memories of the event are a little hazy.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Decades later, an increasingly erratic and incapacitated C.F. railed against his three sons’ attempts to take over Seabrook Farms.—
Heller McAlpin,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 June 2025
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For his part, Russell isn’t going for embodying just another big-screen bad guy, but rather an intriguing and respected citizen on the surface here with a beloved dog and an incapacitated wife who will figure into Kateri’s plans.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
Adjective
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The coronavirus crisis dealt another serious blow to Blackpool, leaving businesses struggling as tourism ground to a halt during nationwide lockdowns.—
Megan Specia,
New York Times,
7 Sep. 2022
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This is when the fairytale comes crashing to a halt smack-dab in the middle of the Footprint Center.—
Jeremy Cluff,
The Arizona Republic,
6 Dec. 2021
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“Immobilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobilized. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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