as in paralyzed
affected with paralysis
at first, he would not accept that he was now paralytic and needed help
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Recent Examples of paralytic
The sight sends a paralytic tingle of alarm through her.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
For the past decade, Sughra Ayaz has traveled door to door in southeastern Pakistan, pleading with parents to allow children to be vaccinated against polio as part of a global campaign to wipe out the paralytic disease.
—CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Caplan, founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, contracted paralytic polio as a child in 1957.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 July 2025
Since 1903, 582 total cases — including 39 deaths — have been attributed to paralytic shellfish poisoning in California.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
For the past decade, Sughra Ayaz has traveled door to door in southeastern Pakistan, pleading with parents to allow children to be vaccinated against polio as part of a global campaign to wipe out the paralytic disease.
—CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Caplan, founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, contracted paralytic polio as a child in 1957.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 July 2025
Since 1903, 582 total cases — including 39 deaths — have been attributed to paralytic shellfish poisoning in California.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paralytic
Adjective
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Encounter with Warwick cop left him paralyzed.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
14 Feb. 2026
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One of the bullets severed his spine, leaving him paralyzed on a respirator.—
Alice Gainer,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Voluntary Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program primarily helps tax filers with incomes below $69,000, those who are disabled and those who are not proficient in English.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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Menasche believes the lot, which is only open overnight, is an ineffective offering, especially for disabled and low-income individuals who may not be able to afford the gas required to drive in and out every day.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Paralytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paralytic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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