DISABLEMENTS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

disablements

noun

plural of disablement

as in disabilities

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Zelensky said a care home for elderly citizens and people living with disabilities was among the dozens of building damaged in the latest attack, and that more than 300 emergency services personnel were responding at the scene.

— Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
The Ukrainian leader wrote that a care home for elderly people and people with disabilities and residential buildings were damaged.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of disabilities

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Other differences abound, including how clubs treat impairments (write-downs) of player values and what figure is included as revenue in the respective calculations.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Dwyer advocates for a view of neurodiversity that has room for both social factors and individual impairments that may be addressed with treatment, as well as for the idea that neurodivergences can come with strengths.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2026

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The Family Dollar employee suffered damages, including losses in compensation and benefits, medical expenses, and anxiety and emotional distress, according to the EEOC.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
The suit seeks unspecified damages for claims including legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty and racketeering.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of damages

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Telltale signs of a screwworm infection include growing wounds or lesions and feeding maggots on living animals.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
If the infection enters the bloodstream, symptoms also can include fever, chills, low blood pressure and blistering skin lesions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of lesions

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But publishers seem to think that music rightsholders may have a better chance at proving market harms than authors did.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Friday that the state will be using the money on programs meant to address the harms caused by social media.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

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