deforming

present participle of deform
as in distorting
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition a cynic whose face seems to be permanently deformed by a sneer

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Recent Examples of deforming For instance, InSAR finds where something is changing, laser scanning shows how a structure is deforming, and GPR investigates what may be happening underneath it. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 How are prices set, and how do those prices avoid reproducing the procedural bias already deforming American medicine? — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 When oil wells are shut in, the pressure underground can become imbalanced, deforming the underlying structure. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 May 2026 Their atoms are held together by strong chemical bonds and arranged in a stable crystal structure that resists deforming, even at extreme temperatures. — Vitor Rielli, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026 Elastically deforming wire structures are lightweight, durable, and can be bent within minutes using CNC bending machines. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Dec. 2018
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  • But the current state of geopolitics appears to be distorting what being open means.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • China’s aircraft engineers have warned that artificial intelligence could feed false data into military intelligence, potentially distorting the design and operation of advanced weapons.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • Yan jumped up — way up — into the air, contorting his legs into somewhat of a split.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Devotees of his fashions will likely disagree, seeing his pencil strokes bring to life elegant dresses and coats with flame-like lapels, or depict a crane and a contorting human with the same energetic strokes.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
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  • Her pass found Nina Nijstad, who fired off a curling shot past Cosette Morché to put the visitors up 1-0.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The anticipation builds until the silence is pierced by the curling cry of the ancient instrument.
    — Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026
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  • The accounts of her cruelty were gruesome — publicly torturing women, cutting off their fingers, murdering hundreds of them.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Alsheikh was involved in torturing political dissidents to deter opposition to the regime of then-Syrian President Bashar Assad, according to the Justice Department.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
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  • The screwworm gets its name from the maggots’ habit of burrowing — or screwing — into a wound, according to the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
    — Fabiola Sánchez, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a storyline in season two about AI being employed at the hospital, then screwing everything up when the system goes down.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026

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“Deforming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforming. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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