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to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake
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Recent Examples of disfigured
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Clayface, which sources have said will have a budget in the mid-$40 million range, centers on an ascending actor (Harries) whose face is disfigured by a gangster.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
Benedict Chiu, United States, 2023 A member of a famous K-Pop boy band whose face has been disfigured by an accident must undergo surgery to repair his fracturing image.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
The woman had lacerations to her scalp and lip that required 17 sutures, five staples, leaving her permanently disfigured, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
Read Next California Toddler disfigured by burns in ‘horrific’ child endangerment case in CA.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
Now with all these things vanished, along with the bookstores and repertory cinemas, the city seems impoverished and disfigured.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Most of these scenes were—and remain—amputated, disfigured, and scattered.
—Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Though some mold growth pops out in plain sight, announcing itself through an unappealing array of new colorful splotches, there are myriad less obvious signs that mold spores are present, like musty smells, unfamiliar water stains, and even warped or disfigured materials, like wallpaper or wood.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
He’s inspired by the antics of Angus Oblong, the mastermind of The Oblongs, an Adult Swim show that centered around a disfigured family living in an area plagued by radiation.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The accident leaves him horrifically disfigured, but also gifts him with enhanced strength.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Clayface, which sources have said will have a budget in the mid-$40 million range, centers on an ascending actor (Harries) whose face is disfigured by a gangster.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
Benedict Chiu, United States, 2023 A member of a famous K-Pop boy band whose face has been disfigured by an accident must undergo surgery to repair his fracturing image.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
The woman had lacerations to her scalp and lip that required 17 sutures, five staples, leaving her permanently disfigured, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
Read Next California Toddler disfigured by burns in ‘horrific’ child endangerment case in CA.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
Now with all these things vanished, along with the bookstores and repertory cinemas, the city seems impoverished and disfigured.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Most of these scenes were—and remain—amputated, disfigured, and scattered.
—Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Though some mold growth pops out in plain sight, announcing itself through an unappealing array of new colorful splotches, there are myriad less obvious signs that mold spores are present, like musty smells, unfamiliar water stains, and even warped or disfigured materials, like wallpaper or wood.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfigured
Verb
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Six houses were also damaged in the attack, Kondratiev said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Niacinamide, which is a form of Vitamin B3, is rich in antioxidants that help combat oily and sun-damaged skin, according to the brand.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Repairing a deformed representation of Black women is the focus of the 30th installment of the ongoing series, for which the brand tapped Alice Diop.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
30 Aug. 2025
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This stresses the plant and may lead to fewer or deformed flowers.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 July 2025
Verb
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The next day, Encarnacion hit a 442-foot homer in his second at-bat of the game, then injured his hamstring in his third at-bat as Encarnacion tried running out an infield single.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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The police said 26 officers were injured, including four seriously.—
Vitalii Yalahuzian,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The socio-economic mechanics of traditional insurance create a distorted landscape, one where disciplined, loss-conscious businesses subsidize the behavior of less responsible market players.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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This can create a distorted picture.—
Mykola Lukashuk,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The disruptions come amid a WNBA season in which multiple games were marred by the objects making appearances on the court.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Each death was devastating to relatives and friends left behind, and the first decades of the twentieth century were marred by individual grief on a global scale.—
Alice Vernon
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That change of course also makes the episode feel a bit misshapen.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
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Some are massive and geologically active, while others are tiny, misshapen rocks silently circling their hosts.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The crisis has taken a toll on the Cuban population and sparked protests, crippled the economy and affected tourism.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Tony and Ziva race to the scene, finding the place crippled by a power outage followed by a ransom request for 115 million Euros.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Each agent must gracefully handle timeouts, malformed input or missing data from upstream components.—
Gopikrishnan Anilkumar,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The third cub — a female — was found to have a malformed shoulder and elbow, likely congenital, as well as a bullet embedded in her front paw, Thompson said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Disfigured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfigured. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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