1
as in to vandalize
to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property
the principal vowed to get the punks who defaced the statue in front of the school
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as in to injure
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
years of wear had defaced the fine engraving on the coins
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Recent Examples of deface
The Utah resident also defaced an exhibit of a memorial to Black Civil War soldiers at the National Gallery of Art, prosecutors said.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The fire comes after a string of reports across Italy in recent weeks of Tesla vehicles being vandalized and defaced, with anti-Elon Musk and anti-Donald Trump sentiments written with spray paint.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Back in November, a similar situation took place in Japan when an American tourist was arrested for allegedly defacing the entrance to the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo's Shibuya ward.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The latest targeting of Trump’s property comes less than a week after protesters took credit for defacing his Turnberry golf course in southwest Scotland.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The fire comes after a string of reports across Italy in recent weeks of Tesla vehicles being vandalized and defaced, with anti-Elon Musk and anti-Donald Trump sentiments written with spray paint.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Back in November, a similar situation took place in Japan when an American tourist was arrested for allegedly defacing the entrance to the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo's Shibuya ward.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The latest targeting of Trump’s property comes less than a week after protesters took credit for defacing his Turnberry golf course in southwest Scotland.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deface
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Two cars belonging to state legislators were vandalized Wednesday in the parking lot of the Colorado Capitol, police said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
8 May 2025
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His and several university officials had their homes vandalized.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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Two people were injured and a dozen apartments left uninhabitable following an early morning fire Wednesday at a three-story apartment building, the second residential fire in Elgin in less than a week.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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According to the Associated Press, no one was injured during the incident, citing court documents.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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An embarrassing, humbling, shocking Game 5 defeat showed that. All the same problems, the ones that destroyed Leaf team after Leaf team and ultimately ended Sheldon Keefe’s time as head coach, are emerging again at the worst possible time.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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In order to retrieve the original source code of the Entity and destroy it, Hunt has to risk life and limb and dive into icy arctic waters to a sunken Soviet submarine teetering 500 feet underwater.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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Without being able to urinate it out, like healthy people do, the ammonia would build up and damage first his brain and then his whole body.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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All of the 37 public hospitals in Khartoum have been severely damaged and looted, Saad said.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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WIth Jarren Duran on first with a one-out single in the sixth, Devers demolished Lugo’s first pitch, a 91.8 mph four-seamer.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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If anything, Gunther should absolutely demolish the beloved McAfee as a way of getting back on the right foot following a surprise submission defeat to Jey Uso at WrestleMania 40.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Sadly, the price of an alternative school was too high, and she was forced to send her children to public schools marred by gang violence and bullying.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Samantha Lawler, an astronomer at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, says that many of her images are marred by satellites crossing her plane of view.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
28 Apr. 2025
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Sonos is very, very sorry for ruining your speaker system.—
Boone Ashworth,
Wired News,
9 May 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 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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“Deface.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deface. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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