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 The membrane bottleneck Most TFC membranes today can handle about 15-20 bar pressure before deforming. Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Other factors may also be distorting reports of public support for political violence.
    Ryan Kennedy, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Still, another way to view it is that AI is the latest tool in humanity’s long history of shaping and distorting narratives.
    Big Think, Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • Outside that moment, everyone resumed contorting themselves to serve the Establishment in one way or another to survive.
    Eddie Huang, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The shoulder cut-out is designed for side sleepers, so there’s no pillow-bunching or spine-contorting in the process of getting comfortable.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • Fans of curling, figure skating, and a weird sport where people ski and then fire a gun are eagerly anticipating February 2026 for the return of the Winter Olympics!
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Dressed in a plain baby blue spaghetti-strap top, the 31-year-old is having her glam squad ready her, meticulously curling her waist-length extensions and sharpening her cat-eye eyeliner.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • In another film with a less happy outcome, the woman who claims to be the amnesiac’s wife is an impostor who ends up torturing him.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Additionally, before season one aired, Page Six reported Zakkour was allegedly at the scene of the arrest of crypto investor John Woeltz, who has been charged with kidnapping and torturing a man alongside William Duplessie, per AP News.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Plumbing in an old house requires reaching into funny crevices and screwing things the right way.
    Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Put the stopper back in the sink before re-screwing the pivot nut, horizontal rod, and sliding your under sink items back into place.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Deforming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforming. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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