as in defect
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
a primitive culture that cast aside infants born with deformities, allowing them to die of exposure to the elements
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Recent Examples of deformity
For spinal deformity patients, many of whom have complex medical comorbidities, the anesthesia team maintains safety throughout the procedure.
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Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This approach could be transformative for patients with conditions such as spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, and spinal deformities.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
Some travel to West Palm Beach for limb surgery to correct a deformity or a mismatch in length.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
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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Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This approach could be transformative for patients with conditions such as spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, and spinal deformities.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
Some travel to West Palm Beach for limb surgery to correct a deformity or a mismatch in length.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deformity
Noun
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But its stock’s advance has lagged that of rival GM as costly recalls to fix quality defects have detracted from Farley’s strategic refocusing and efforts to improve profit margins.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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By protecting tungsten diselenide’s atomic-scale defects, the coating dramatically improved photon reliability.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The scars are beautiful and almost aerodynamic.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Slow-moving thunderstorms frequently unleash catastrophic downpours over the South Fork burn scar, a region still reeling from two fires that scorched over 15,000 acres and destroyed 1,400 structures.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 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
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The belly is tan or gray with dark blotches.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Deformity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deformity. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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