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past tense of deface
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defaced

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of defaced
Adjective
In true Charlie Kirk fashion, a group of young people took matters into their own hands after a mural honoring the late conservative leader was defaced with vile messages. Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025 The pressure builds until Eddie has a meltdown in public, shaking and threatening the kids who defaced his car. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025 Authorities found weapons defaced with slurs and anti-Israel graffiti. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 Someone had defaced it overnight with paper cutouts and red paint. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025 The Greenwich Village apartment building of New York Times Executive Editor Joseph Kahn was defaced with red paint and graffiti in the early hours of Friday morning. Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025 In June, a Pilsen mural depicting solidarity with Palestinians and immigrants was defaced. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025 The Boston Police Department is investigating vandalism that occurred at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End, where a statue of the Virgin Mary was defaced with graffiti. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025 Lincoln County Schools took a smiliar position back in 2021 when racial slurs defaced school property. Evan Moore august 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defaced
Verb
  • Petroglyphs at Big Bend National Park in Texas were vandalized and irreparably damaged.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Campaigns made with generative AI are mocked online and vandalized in public.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Multiple incidents involving interference allegations and other voting issues were reported in the weeks leading up to the 2024 presidential election, including voter registration ballots being damaged and ballot collection boxes being set on fire.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Gaza Strip itself has been nearly leveled, with the United Nations estimating 78% of structures having been damaged or destroyed, leaving a monumental task of rebuilding for whoever will govern the enclave next.
    Emily Feng, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • He’s inspired by the antics of Angus Oblong, the mastermind of The Oblongs, an Adult Swim show that centered around a disfigured family living in an area plagued by radiation.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Though most of his property was destroyed in the fire, a carnival operator named Bunny Gibbons bought Gein's car and charged 25 cents for people to view it until authorities shut down the operation.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Gaza Strip itself has been nearly leveled, with the United Nations estimating 78% of structures having been damaged or destroyed, leaving a monumental task of rebuilding for whoever will govern the enclave next.
    Emily Feng, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The run-up to the vote was marred by arrests, intimidation, and disqualifications that left little doubt about the government’s determination to retain power.
    Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • What little momentum the Broncos created was frequently marred by penalties, and a third-down sack had ruined a scoring chance in the first half.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • During an interview at the Bloomberg Screentime media conference in Hollywood, Kimmel extended criticism towards the distorted reception of his comments about the right-wing influencer.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Many professionals have a distorted view of what makes someone a good manager, according to Askins.
    Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Video from local news stations showed mangled train cars, some stacked atop each other, and smoke from grass fires drifting into the surrounding rural area.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Abelardo raced outside to find his brother inside the mangled Corolla.
    Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Neighbors for a Better San Diego, a group that represents mostly single-family homeowners and opposes nearby higher-density development, criticized the report for not tracking how many homes get demolished to make way for new projects.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • It was finally demolished in 2008.
    Peter Carline, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Defaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defaced. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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