as in deformations
the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition
had to total the car due to a distortion of the chassis resulting from collision
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Recent Examples of distortions
My request to the Birdo animation studio was that the movements have a certain weight and intensity to appear real, without the exaggerated distortions typical of conventional 2D animation.
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Kevin Giraud, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Margarita Khemlin, a Russian-language writer born and raised in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv after the war, began writing only after the fall of the Soviet Union, with full awareness of the distortions littering Soviet speech.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Karen Jaroch of Heritage Action was on hand at a Florida Senate hearing armed with Heritage’s usual distortions.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Paying the tax typically requires selling assets or borrowing against them, triggering capital gains taxes, leverage risks, and further distortions.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
The affordability gain is small, diffuse, and uncertain, but the economic distortions are real and cumulative.
—Josh Appel, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
In this environment, influencers and politically motivated accounts now function as de facto broadcasters, often spreading half-truths, distortions or outright falsehoods with little accountability.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
The pardon weakens deterrence and signals that federal power, rather than correcting colonial distortions, can just as easily entrench them.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
By studying these distortions across large swathes of the universe, scientists can get closer to unmasking dark matter and its various hiding places.
—CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Kevin Giraud, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Margarita Khemlin, a Russian-language writer born and raised in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv after the war, began writing only after the fall of the Soviet Union, with full awareness of the distortions littering Soviet speech.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Karen Jaroch of Heritage Action was on hand at a Florida Senate hearing armed with Heritage’s usual distortions.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Paying the tax typically requires selling assets or borrowing against them, triggering capital gains taxes, leverage risks, and further distortions.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
The affordability gain is small, diffuse, and uncertain, but the economic distortions are real and cumulative.
—Josh Appel, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
In this environment, influencers and politically motivated accounts now function as de facto broadcasters, often spreading half-truths, distortions or outright falsehoods with little accountability.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
The pardon weakens deterrence and signals that federal power, rather than correcting colonial distortions, can just as easily entrench them.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
By studying these distortions across large swathes of the universe, scientists can get closer to unmasking dark matter and its various hiding places.
—CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distortions
Noun
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The engineers then continuously tracked the slabs’ deformations.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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Most of the shifts and deformations gradually returned to normal by six months after return to Earth.—
Rachael Seidler,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ancient mosaics have been restored into laughable deformities of their previous selves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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The genetic disorder is a connective tissue disease that leads to fragile bones and related complications like short stature, bone deformities, and fractures, per Mayo Clinic.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Distortions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distortions. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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