amputate

as in to sever
medical to remove (part of a person's body) His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated.

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Recent Examples of amputate Just months after the wedding, Moser was in a motorcycle accident and had to have his left leg amputated. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 June 2025 So, the welfare group amputated her legs and rehabilitated her before sending her halfway across the world in March 2023 to a partner animal welfare organization called Twenty Paws in New York City. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 18 May 2025 But within days, his legs had to be amputated in the hospital. Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2025 An Idaho teen is in critical condition with his leg amputated after police shot him nine times. Andres Gutierrez, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for amputate
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  • This immediately severs the contractual and salary arrangement between the league and Duong, reportedly worth between $250k and $300k per year (depending on your source).
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • On June 11, a 9-year-old girl snorkeling off the coast of Boca Grande, Florida, on the state's Gulf Coast, sustained a gruesome shark bite that nearly severed her hand.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
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  • Squirrels love to yank new plants out of the ground.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2025
  • Rivera fired his Taser at Feliz, then got into the car on the passenger’s side and threatened to shoot Rivera as a physical struggle ensued, according to body camera footage, as another officer attempted to yank Feliz out of the vehicle.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025

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“Amputate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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