as in deformation
the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition
the comedian is renowned for his seemingly endless variety of facial contortions
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Noun
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Tiny quartz and feldspar crystals, no bigger than a human hair, that carried microscopic planar deformation features.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025 -
All in all, the researchers cataloged 3,907 arm actions that required 6,871 arm deformations.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Air consisted of atmospheric rock that fine tuned their ability to make powerful music without relying on distortion, and Earth was a mix of folk and Americana, something Kensrue had begun to explore via his 2007 solo record, Please Come Home.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Consciousness, human life, utterly in the grip of its own dreamlife, all our thinking and voicing caught in a web of surreal distortion, generated by our irrational yearning and apprehensions, our appetite for myth, our solipsism.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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According to court documents, responding firefighters at the shooting scene identified gunshot wounds to Barron on the center of his chest, both of his arms, his left leg beneath the knee, his buttocks, and a deformity below his right knee, above his lower left leg below the knee.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Services cover conditions such as brain tumors, spine deformities, and chronic neck and back pain.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Contortion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contortion. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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