1
as in crippling
to cause severe or permanent injury to
a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash
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as in paralyzing
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
disabled the controls for unauthorized users
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Recent Examples of disabling
Satellite redundancy reshapes the economics of orbital conflict The logic of disabling a network by targeting a few critical satellites is increasingly obsolete.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Bright lives in a small town far out on Colorado’s prairie and has several disabling medical conditions.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Bright lives in a small town far out on Colorado’s prairie and has several disabling medical conditions.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Lending more credence to that theory is Dell’s explanation when asked about disabling HEVC support in November.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
McConnell doesn’t recommend online chess for children without disabling the chat function.
—Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Officers quickly identified inconsistencies in the caller’s story, including false claims about disabling airport surveillance and bypassing security that does not exist at the facility, Sanschagrin said.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Choppy seas and high winds caused Lynette to fall overboard with the initiation key in her pocket, disabling the boat, Brian said.
—Peter D'abrosca , Adam Sabes , Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
In the months following surgery, many women are afflicted by post-mastectomy pain syndrome, or PMPS, which spans from uncomfortable to disabling and can last years.
—CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Bright lives in a small town far out on Colorado’s prairie and has several disabling medical conditions.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Bright lives in a small town far out on Colorado’s prairie and has several disabling medical conditions.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Lending more credence to that theory is Dell’s explanation when asked about disabling HEVC support in November.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
McConnell doesn’t recommend online chess for children without disabling the chat function.
—Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Officers quickly identified inconsistencies in the caller’s story, including false claims about disabling airport surveillance and bypassing security that does not exist at the facility, Sanschagrin said.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Choppy seas and high winds caused Lynette to fall overboard with the initiation key in her pocket, disabling the boat, Brian said.
—Peter D'abrosca , Adam Sabes , Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
In the months following surgery, many women are afflicted by post-mastectomy pain syndrome, or PMPS, which spans from uncomfortable to disabling and can last years.
—CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disabling
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But, in a separate incident reported by Reuters, it was revealed that Musk did cut service in eastern Ukraine around the same time, crippling a planned Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson.—
Ben Tarnoff,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
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Eden outlined how, by crippling universities over charges of antisemitism, McMahon could also achieve larger goals.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Dawood said she's gone through paralyzing panic attacks and intense therapy.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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According to some experts, this paralyzing fear and desperation are factors that scammers exploit to put their criminal schemes into action.—
Albinson Linares,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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One of four passengers in Bain’s car, 22-year-old Destiny Betts, suffered incapacitating injuries and was transported to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial from the scene, according to the report.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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The defendant at the trial, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, argued that its policy covered only losses resulting from a medically verified, incapacitating illness.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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But caregivers say Kennedy’s comments paint with too broad a brush and risk undermining services that millions depend on.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
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That said, a few words readily available would help connect the dots without undermining the provocation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Drone debris also fell on a roof of a residential building in the city of Samara, wounding a number of people, Fedorishchev said.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Local and federal law enforcement agencies responded to the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, Thursday, after gunfire broke out inside the shopping center's food court, killing at least one person and wounding several more.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Natural Ways to Get Rid of Onion Grass These invasive weeds are fast-growing and rob your grass of water, nutrients, and sunlight, weakening your garden over time, says Brian Feldman, senior director of technical operations at TruGreen.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
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Muscle loss and bone weakening Numerous studies have documented that rapid weight loss from Ozempic and other medications can cause significant muscle loss, especially in people who don’t increase their protein intake.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Wind gusts reached up to 110 mph, damaging homes throughout the city as the storm moved northeast.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
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Days of severe storms to come The shift in the weather pattern that sparked Thursday night’s storms will keep the threat level elevated for damaging wind gusts, hail and tornadoes in the central US into early next week.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Disabling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabling. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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