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as in vandalized
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 damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
years of wear had defaced the fine engraving on the coins
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as in disfigured
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as in mutilated
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Recent Examples of defaced
Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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
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
Adjective
The protests stretched beyond India’s borders, too, with London’s Asia House controversially canceling an exhibition of Husain’s work in 2006, citing security concerns, after Hindu groups demanded its closure and vandals defaced two of his paintings.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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
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
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And the country music singer Blaze Foley, who died in 1989, had his Spotify page vandalized with AI songs.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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The group gathered at Sures’ home and vandalized it, leaving red handprints and caution tape on his garage door and scattering pamphlets on his front lawn.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Your homes may have been damaged or destroyed and your communities and towns no longer look the same.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Many tender crops die back with the first fall frost, while hardier plants may linger longer but still be damaged by freezes.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The bodies had signs of binding the hands and feet, contortion of limbs, cut off fingertips and disfigured heads, according to Kaki.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Oct. 2025
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For his role as Erik, the disfigured organist who haunts the catacombs of the Paris opera house, Chaney underwent a dramatic — and painful — transformation that involved pulling back his nostrils with piano wire to create a skeletal look.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Herodotus reasoned that had Helen in fact been within the walls of Troy instead of in Egypt, the Trojans would surely have surrendered her to the Greeks rather than allow their city to be destroyed.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Your homes may have been damaged or destroyed and your communities and towns no longer look the same.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement While the commercial supply of goods has improved since the cease-fire deal, the flow of humanitarian aid continues to be marred by bureaucracy, delays, and blockages.—
Anna Halford,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
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Martin starred as one of the NFL’s top running backs a decade ago, in a career that was also marred by injuries and off-field challenges.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On the other hand, SPCfw is more flexible, allowing the water molecule to bend and stretch, especially when forming distorted hydrogen bonds, as seen in ice VI.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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This is the first in a series of mysterious and increasingly frightening events that follow him through his childhood, all of it narrated in 'Penpal' by his adult self peering through a distorted lens of shaky, imperfect recall.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The rescue team shared photos of the mangled vehicle and the driver walking up the steep ledge with assistance from a rescuer to return to the highway.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Once investigators have been cleared to begin analyzing the scene, they will be faced with a chaotic expanse of mangled equipment, shards of manufacturing material and hunks of evidence that have been flung far from its origin.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bonner's father worked at the Product Development Center — part of which Bonner demolished to make way for the new World Headquarters building.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The ballroom project has stirred controversy, as the East Wing, home of the First Lady’s staff and long a grand entrance for White House events, was demolished to make room for the new ballroom.—
Kate Wolffe
October 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Defaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defaced. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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