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Recent Examples of disablement These can cause severe scarring or disablement and may lead to amputations. —
Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 Playing Arnie, the younger brother to Gilbert (Johnny Depp), DiCaprio doesn’t permit his character to be a simple, adorable variation on disablement. —Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 Playing Arnie, the younger brother to Gilbert (Johnny Depp), DiCaprio doesn’t permit his character to be a simple, adorable variation on disablement. —Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disablement
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The agency has reportedly cancelled or delayed more than a billion dollars of grants for programs like school desegregation and disability services.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Family caregivers, who provide help to individuals with illness, disability or age-related needs, typically are unpaid and often have to scale back work hours or step away from their job altogether.— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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But these songs are also honest, sometimes despite themselves, about the feelings of impotence associated with watching history play out on a screen.— Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
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Those include epidural steroid injections for pain management, cervical fusion, diagnosis and treatment of impotence, and skin and tissue substitutes.— Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 16 Jan. 2026
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Officials added that neither speed nor impairment appeared to be a factor in the crash.— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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These include unreported physical and mental impairments, housing insecurity, and a lack of high school diplomas and identification documents.— Taylor Sisk, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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His trajectory is one of softening, from the swaggering knight of the opening to the irrepressible lover of the second act to his final physical debility.— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
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In Will There Ever Be Another You, the main character struggles with an illness similar to long COVID, descending into a state of debility and psychosis as readers experience the chaos of her unraveling life.— Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
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The cast also includes Naomi Ackie, who is seen in the trailer, reportedly as the scientist Hagen turns to for help following his disfigurement.— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Examples include chronic pain, emotional anguish, anxiety, scarring or disfigurement, and the inability to enjoy your hobbies, sports, or daily activities.— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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When John begins spitting out his food, his mother, Heather (Shirley Henderson), worn down by exhaustion and anger, banishes him from the dinner table—the first in an unceasing series of maternal rejections.— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
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Sepideh Moafi is incredible in this scene, perfectly hitting every note of the anger, fear, and exhaustion Al-Hashimi is feeling.— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
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Peavey previously pleaded guilty to one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon and the special allegation of personal infliction of great bodily injury.— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2026
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Manson later left the game with an upper-body injury and the former Ducks defenseman did not return.— Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said protecting elderly people from predators who take advantage of their mental or physical infirmities is a priority of her office.— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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Because of his infirmities, he is housed in a medical unit of the jail, away from the general population.— Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Disablement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/disablement. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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