as in scars
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 defects
Jon Hamilton, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Folate supplements are already recommended for women during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, in infants.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Until now, effective passivation, which reduces defects that waste energy, has only been achieved on flat solar cells.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
The manufacturer also offers a one-year warranty for defects.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
Four received cardiovascular tissue transplants that can replace valves and vessels in patients with congenital heart defects or heart disease.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
Other basement defects may include items such as flooding, defects in drain tiling or sump pumps, or movement, shifting, or deterioration in the foundation.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In their lawsuit, the Raines accuse OpenAI of wrongful death, design defects and failure to warn of risks associated with ChatGPT.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Ava Cooper, who was born in 2014 with several heart defects, underwent her first open-heart surgery at just six days old, SWNS reported.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Folate deficiency in a mother increases the risk of neural tube defects including spina bifida, but the link to autism is unclear.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Folate supplements are already recommended for women during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, in infants.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Until now, effective passivation, which reduces defects that waste energy, has only been achieved on flat solar cells.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
The manufacturer also offers a one-year warranty for defects.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
Four received cardiovascular tissue transplants that can replace valves and vessels in patients with congenital heart defects or heart disease.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
Other basement defects may include items such as flooding, defects in drain tiling or sump pumps, or movement, shifting, or deterioration in the foundation.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In their lawsuit, the Raines accuse OpenAI of wrongful death, design defects and failure to warn of risks associated with ChatGPT.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Ava Cooper, who was born in 2014 with several heart defects, underwent her first open-heart surgery at just six days old, SWNS reported.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defects
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The flooding was catastrophic and the scars from Katrina, which killed nearly 1,400 people across the Gulf Coast, are still evident today.—
Reena Advani,
NPR,
1 Sep. 2025
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Between 2010 and 2023, researchers in Indonesia studied over 200 endangered whale sharks and found that a significant number had scars and injuries caused by human activity.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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Gopher snakes tend to be tan-colored with large square brown blotches or saddles along their backs and smaller gray spots on their sides.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Transformative Conservation Travel Because TerraFauna journeys directly support the grassroots conservation organizations the company partners with, guests in turn are supporting on-the-ground efforts to protect endangered species, restore wild landscapes, and empower local communities.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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When Venus journeys through Leo’s Fixed fires, the love planet invites you to open your heart and step into the spotlight, whether with a daring fashion statement or a bold declaration of love.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The model shows how faults in the volcano’s base act as plumbing system, where molten rock and hydrothermal fluids can reach the surface.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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That both films have come to be seen as a bit creaky probably has as much to do with the inferior home video transfers they’ve been subjected to in the past as with any inherent faults — a problem Warner Archive‘s flawless new editions laudably correct.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
25 Aug. 2025
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North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un tours an unnamed missile factory on August 31, 2025, according to state media.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Guests can go on land excursions like Old Quarter tours with cooking lessons in Penang, yoga and a sound bath on a Langkawi beach, or an adventure at Perlis Geopark.—
Ann Shields,
AFAR Media,
26 Aug. 2025
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However, using data to retrofit a narrative or provide a sensationalist depiction of a player or team’s performance after three games is filled with flaws.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Our capitalism, for all its flaws, remains dynamic and connects us to the world.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Organic bedding usually earns these top marks.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
29 Aug. 2025
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Health inspectors gave the chicken restaurant a yellow placard after spotting five old rodent droppings on the unused bus tubs, and gnaw marks on food trays that were holding bait blocks in the side of the dry storage room by the kitchen’s restroom.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Furthermore, many descendants were born with deformities and mental conditions.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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The deformities would have caused her chronic pain, as well as lifelong mobility issues, and the decision was made to euthanize that cub.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Defects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defects. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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