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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
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
One poster depicts Russian President Vladimir Putin, his face disfigured, behind bars.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
In the dark comedy, Stan portrays a struggling actor with neurofibromatosis, a genetic condition that causes his face to be disfigured.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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
One poster depicts Russian President Vladimir Putin, his face disfigured, behind bars.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
In the dark comedy, Stan portrays a struggling actor with neurofibromatosis, a genetic condition that causes his face to be disfigured.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfigured
Adjective
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This stresses the plant and may lead to fewer or deformed flowers.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 July 2025
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The Mother is a deformed woman, the result of generations of inbreeding.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Mayor Adams is planning to travel to the Dominican Republic early next week to mourn the tragic Santo Domingo nightclub roof collapse that killed 221 people and left over 150 injured.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Everyone onboard the Cessna 310 aircraft were killed in the fiery crash in Boca Raton, while a fourth person on the ground — who was driving at the time — was left injured, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The screen briefly went black as strange, distorted voices could be heard, hinting at a serious mental shift for the character.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Throughout a boisterous show with countless distorted jam sessions, White shuffled, squealed, stomped and screamed.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Lennon's notoriously troubled upbringing was marred by paternal abandonment, frequent moves, and the sudden death of those closest to him, including his estranged mother Julia.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The decision was not marred by procedural unfairness.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The shape and movement of sperm can also have an effect, since slow or misshapen sperm can have trouble reaching or fertilizing an egg.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
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People with sickle cell disease produce misshapen red blood cells that can block blood flow to the rest of the body.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
Verb
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His vengeance included turning Michigan State in for NCAA violations, leading to probation that crippled the program until the late 1970s.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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As the city litigated and revised the environmental impact report, two devastating storms in December 2023 and February 2024 — the same series that crippled San Diego’s Ocean Beach Pier — substantially damaged the wharf.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The staffer adds in the video that only one of the snake's heads has eaten so far, and the East Bay Vivarium believes the non-eating head has a malformed esophagus.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Seven goats became pregnant; six had miscarriages, but one kid was born—with a malformed lung.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Neither featured again, their abrupt omission clearly hurting two players who had done so much to get Wrexham up and running again after being brought together following Palmer’s arrival in January 2022 from Wimbledon in a club record £300,000 deal.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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While Gonzalez has yet to practice since hurting his left leg two weeks ago, the injury does not appear to be overly serious.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Disfigured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfigured. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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