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Recent Examples of mutilation
Things like pro-gender transition propaganda in schools, mutilation of children, and claims that there are a myriad of sexes are out of favor in the age of common sense.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
But in describing the attacks, language itself performs its own secondary mutilation.
—Katie Kitamura, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
It’s repeatedly described as chemical and surgical mutilation, or as maiming and sterilizing kids.
—Elana Redfield, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
Now, Booker has been charged with premeditated murder; evidence tampering; dismembering and mutilation of a corpse; and concealing a death, the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office announced.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
But in describing the attacks, language itself performs its own secondary mutilation.
—Katie Kitamura, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
It’s repeatedly described as chemical and surgical mutilation, or as maiming and sterilizing kids.
—Elana Redfield, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
Now, Booker has been charged with premeditated murder; evidence tampering; dismembering and mutilation of a corpse; and concealing a death, the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office announced.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutilation
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The duo narrowly escape a violent brawl as Kingpin continues ravaging New York in its dark hour of mayhem.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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When Fisk later has Con Ed pull the plug on the whole damn city, in the first moments of mayhem Buck slips into Matt’s hospital room with a syringe, only to find the bed empty.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Persistent exposure to air pollution can cause permanent harm, creating health problems for children and setting them up to become sicker adults.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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The result is a pattern of harm that is widely underreported, legally under-enforced and institutionally ignored.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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This isn't the first time Monk has suffered a major injury late in the season.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, in just his third game of the season following a return from the IL due to a right hamstring injury, Tauchman re-injured his leg.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The exam found minor sun damage to Trump’s skin and a few benign lesions, but no concerning lesions or growth.—
Darlene Superville,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Those who were classified as heavy drinkers had a 133% greater risk of having vascular brain lesions (abnormalities in the brain's blood vessels) compared to people who never drank.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The plaintiffs argue that the SSA's cuts have disproportionately harmed disability recipients and violated their constitutional rights.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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As the case moved through the backlogged courts, the family members dropped the disability, wrongful termination, and retaliation claims.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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Composed of mercury and sulfur, cinnabar releases toxic mercury vapors, which can lead to a plethora of health issues, including neurological damage, tremors, and cognitive impairments.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2025
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Augustin was not suffering from any medical or mental health issue or impairment, his sister told authorities, per the complaint.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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Correa is accused of participating in beatings, electrocutions and other forms of abuses while allegedly acting as part of a death squad operating under former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Stocks have taken a severe beating, with many investors selling positions after President Donald Trump unveiled his latest tariff policies late Wednesday.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Houthis claim to have targeted the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier multiple times in the Red Sea but there have been no reports of damage.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Video also showed damage to the former royal palace.—
Time,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Mutilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutilation. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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