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
Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 7 Sep. 2025
The decisive factor will be whether the mainstream leadership of Turkey and the PKK remain firmly committed to a political path, even when fringe actors inevitably defect or unforeseen circumstances arise.
—Alpaslan Ozerdem, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
Myla would eventually be born with a limb reduction defect.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Democrats are three members short of being able to deny House Republicans quorum to temporarily halt possible legislation in the Hoosier State, though the party could also work together with Republicans who defect from their party over the redistricting issue.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 7 Sep. 2025
The decisive factor will be whether the mainstream leadership of Turkey and the PKK remain firmly committed to a political path, even when fringe actors inevitably defect or unforeseen circumstances arise.
—Alpaslan Ozerdem, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
The condition can lead to heart defects, immune system challenges and developmental delays.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
Myla would eventually be born with a limb reduction defect.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defect
Noun
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Its naked carbon-fiber body bears the scuffs and scars of life as a development hack, but its steroidal wheelarches, extendable rear spoiler, and brutal diffuser deliver an emphatic statement of intent.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
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Those living in areas near the recent burn scars or in areas prone to flooding should listen to local authorities and be prepared to take action should flooding develop.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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An analysis conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, or FRA, also concluded last year that more than half of respondents had either emigrated or considered emigration in the five years prior to the survey.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Oct. 2025
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Ma, her young daughter, and her father, Dadu, are a week out from joining Ma’s husband in Michigan, where he’s emigrated, when their food supply is raided and passports are stolen.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dark brown blotches of varying sizes dot their sides and back.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement Travel to the country once limited essentially to pilgrimage and business travel, opened with a tourist e-visa in 2019 and has since become an engine of jobs and investment.—
Ali Shihabi,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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Next year will mark the culmination of its Jubilee Year celebrations, and through January, the city will continue to host pilgrimage events, public art installations, and expanded museum programming.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The bank admitted fault in only 13 out of the 101 cases tracked by the organization, with the remaining 88 cases settled without admission of guilt.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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The most commonly believed false narrative was that the reliance on renewables was at fault.—
Julia Simon,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Based on Swift's blunt response, don't expect the Grammy-winning musician to follow in the footsteps any time soon of other celebrities like Katy Perry and William Shatner who have voyaged beyond Earth's atmosphere.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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And with her last-day outfit ready to go, she gets set to voyage home feeling centered, not chaotic.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Food and Drug Administration previously warned consumers about the potential for severe infections and skin deformities from unauthorized shots touted to dissolve fat at med spas.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
6 Oct. 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
Verb
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Tourists and locals trekked to the Rickenbacker Causeway attraction to see Flipper.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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In early 2015, Deutsche Bank employees trekked to Jeffrey Epstein’s gargantuan Upper East Side mansion.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Defect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defect. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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