virtually paralyse
Frequency: 5.63.3 per million words
Emphasizes that the effect is so significant it is as if one is paralysed.
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- The heavy snowstorm managed to virtually paralyse the entire city's transport network.
- A sudden nationwide strike could virtually paralyse the country's economy for weeks.
- The news of the accident virtually paralysed him with shock and grief.
- A sophisticated cyberattack had the potential to virtually paralyse the government's infrastructure.
- Fear virtually paralysed the young climber as she looked down from the cliff.
- The fuel shortage is expected to virtually paralyse local businesses in the coming days.
- Massive protests virtually paralysed the downtown area, making movement impossible.
- The unexpected loss of power virtually paralysed the hospital's non-emergency services.
- The sheer volume of data virtually paralysed the old server, causing it to crash.
- Grief can virtually paralyse a person, making even simple daily tasks feel impossible.