as in scar
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
the statue has a slight defect on the base, so it's being sold at a discount
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Recent Examples of defect
Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Many critics have noted the column’s defects of evidence and sourcing.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Several Kurdish groups have released public statements hinting at imminent action and urging Iranian military forces to defect.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The approval was then challenged in court by three Maine residents who claimed that thousands of the signatures were invalid because of defects in the collection and certification process, among other procedural violations.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Many critics have noted the column’s defects of evidence and sourcing.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Verb
Through the 2000s, players continued to defect.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Several Kurdish groups have released public statements hinting at imminent action and urging Iranian military forces to defect.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defect
Noun
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And there was Bob, wearing something like a bicycle helmet, scars visible across his body.—
Martha Raddatz,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
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The treatment can target skin issues like fine lines, acne scars, enlarged pores and uneven texture.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Did Adela and Ramón, who had emigrated from Cuba in the early ’60s, remember the nation’s constitutional convention of 1940?—
Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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In 1994, more than 35,000 Cubans emigrated to the United States via makeshift rafts in what became known as the Cuban rafter crisis.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Soon, red blotches were sprouting on his skin.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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That became a mere blotch on the ugly outing, as the error did not figure into any scoring when Brice Turang followed with a one-out double and Gary Sánchez with a two-out double.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Nearly 100,000 visitors pilgrimage to the area annually to witness a forest canopy cloaked in orange-and-black wings.—
Jen Murphy,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Several hundred of them pilgrimage to Arizona each February for the I Heart Pluto Festival.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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School fires are common in Kenyan boarding schools, with some caused by arson and others by electrical faults.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Yes, this viewpoint is that the AI is at fault.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Silversea is lauded for both its classic ocean liners and expedition ships, which voyage the globe including the Poles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Some ships even reposition between polar regions or across the Southern Hemisphere—voyages far longer than most standard cruises ever attempt.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2026
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The toebox’s square shape is also particularly accommodating for bunion deformities.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Romans did not share our sensibilities about gender or deformity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Crowds of new learners trekked to language intensives at a stately Tudor home known as the Esperanto House in a village near Stoke-on-Trent, the hub of England’s post–World War II Esperantist activity.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Thousands of hikers trek along the trail each year, some for only a few miles and others on a monthslong journey along the entire trail.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
24 May 2026
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“Defect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defect. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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