as in to injure
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake
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Recent Examples of disfigure
Kiki reveals that Jocelyn is very much alive and lives on an island off the coast of Washington and hasn’t been seen in public for over 10 years because she was disfigured by plastic surgery after the divorce.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Some caterpillars bore into buds and ruin and disfigure blooms.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Many tomato problems, especially when a crop is disfigured, cracked, or infected by fungus, may be traced to irregular soil moisture.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
Even some who survive might be left paralyzed or disfigured.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Some caterpillars bore into buds and ruin and disfigure blooms.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Many tomato problems, especially when a crop is disfigured, cracked, or infected by fungus, may be traced to irregular soil moisture.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
Even some who survive might be left paralyzed or disfigured.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfigure
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However, Friesen was severely injured in an accident during the Super DIRTcar Series race at Canada’s Autodrome Drummond last weekend.—
Joseph Wolkin,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Neither victim was physically injured during the encounter.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Extreme heat in 2023 had damaged the quality of rice, causing an acute shortage last year that was exacerbated by the government’s misreading of supply and demand.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Only one public building was damaged in Lincoln, according to Chief of Staff Rhonda Hulse.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Aug. 2025
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Both votes were marred by what prosecutors said was a massive vote-buying scheme orchestrated by Shor, who has spent much of his time in Russia since he was convicted for his role in the 2014 theft of $1 billion from Moldovan banks.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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Economically and socially liberal, though marred by colonial exploitation, Dutch society flourished.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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About six weeks ago, hackers crippled the computer systems of the TV and mobile phone provider Dish Network.—
Shira Ovide,
Washington Post,
4 Apr. 2023
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Oakland Mills Coach: Chris Brewington Last season: Class 2A state champion Outlook: Losing the talent Oakland Mills did from last year’s outdoor season would cripple most programs, but the Scorpions have reloaded.—
Anthony Maluso,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2023
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The time between seasons, rather than hurting the show, actually built momentum as new audiences discovered — and others rediscovered — the series.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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Neither featured again, their abrupt omission clearly hurting two players who had done so much to get Wrexham up and running again after being brought together following Palmer’s arrival in January 2022 from Wimbledon in a club record £300,000 deal.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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For Trump, whose political brand has long relied on projecting authenticity to his base, a sustained decline in honesty ratings could weaken his ability to roll out his agenda.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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This means banana particles can remain between teeth for an extended period, giving bacteria more time to produce acids that weaken tooth enamel.14 6.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
13 Aug. 2025
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The actress was not impaired by drugs at the time of her crash, per a report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner which was obtained by PEOPLE.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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In animal studies that informed human treatments for PTSD, scientists observed that high levels of stress hormones, like norepinephrine, impair the prefrontal cortex, which is the brain’s center for decision-making and self-control.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Disfigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfigure. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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