as in to disfigure
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The incident left her face disfigured and her throat burned.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026 -
Ikram, now 26, survived the attack but was blinded in her right eye and permanently disfigured.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Too-deep application can scar, alter texture, or cause pigment migration, color shifts, and an unnatural look over time.—
Tatiana Dias,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Crockett and her supporters are prying open fissures that will scar whichever candidate emerges.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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And in the late 1980s, after Little Saigon found official recognition, freeway and street signs directing people to the community were frequently defaced and destroyed in disapproval, Hua said.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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As restoration work gets underway on an East Side mural defaced with spray paint, organizers say the vandalism has only motivated them to stand up stronger for victims of police violence.—
Annasofia Scheve,
San Antonio Express-News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The demoralizing graffiti marring the main entrance to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 360 Lenox Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2026
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Hubbard’s own time at UT was marred by controversy over his study of pederasty, the study of adult male relationships with boys in ancient Greece.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Uglify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uglify. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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