as in damaging
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 disfiguring
In between detonating bombs hidden in Christmas presents and disfiguring the entire police force, Art sets his sights on the Shaw family.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Freud's pessimism is exacerbated not only by the imminent world war, but also by painful and disfiguring oral cancer.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
To prevent outbreaks of this debilitating, disfiguring and deadly disease, state and local governments implemented smallpox inoculation and vaccination campaigns into the early 1900s.
—Stacie Kershner, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
Killing or seriously disfiguring a neighbor's plants can be grounds for a court battle.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Is God Is marks Harris’ feature directorial debut, and stars Kara Young (Virgo) and Mallori Johnson (Kindred) as twin African-American sisters who were burned badly as babies in a fire that left them with permanent, disfiguring scars.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
Here's everything to know about the parasite The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum suspects is disfiguring her face.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Freud's pessimism is exacerbated not only by the imminent world war, but also by painful and disfiguring oral cancer.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
To prevent outbreaks of this debilitating, disfiguring and deadly disease, state and local governments implemented smallpox inoculation and vaccination campaigns into the early 1900s.
—Stacie Kershner, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
Killing or seriously disfiguring a neighbor's plants can be grounds for a court battle.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Is God Is marks Harris’ feature directorial debut, and stars Kara Young (Virgo) and Mallori Johnson (Kindred) as twin African-American sisters who were burned badly as babies in a fire that left them with permanent, disfiguring scars.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
Here's everything to know about the parasite The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum suspects is disfiguring her face.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfiguring
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If your hair is getting snagged while using the brush or seems to be damaging your hair, it should also be replaced.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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The YouTuber-turned-boxer has been accused by a lot of people of damaging the sport by staging fights that are more bit than boxing.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Including playoffs, Mayfield turned the ball over more than anyone else from 2023 through 2024, marring an otherwise fantastic two seasons in Tampa Bay.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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An optional front rack on both models adds instant utility without marring the retro-fantastic looks.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Other events in the secondary season include the November 2018 tornado outbreak which spawned at least 10 tornadoes throughout Middle Tennessee, killing one person and injuring three others.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Nov. 2025
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Local officials said a 35-year-old man deliberately drove into people between the towns of Saint Pierre d'Oléron and Dolus d'Oléron on Île d’Oléron on Wednesday, injuring 10 people.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Since then, they've been forced to work remotely — at a time when the government was doling out return-to-office mandates — preventing access to labs and crippling the center's mission of embedding NASA climate scientists within international academia.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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On December 7, 1941, 353 Japanese aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor, killing 2,403 Americans and crippling much of the Pacific Fleet.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Disfiguring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfiguring. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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