as in to disfigure
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That surgery, which left the boy disfigured, should never have been performed on a patient of that age because the condition naturally resolves in 80% of patients, the medical board said.
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The flames claimed the girls as collateral, scarring both of them but disfiguring Anaia, who worked the hardest to save Ruby.
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The incident would live on in the national consciousness and permanently scar Exxon’s reputation.
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Instead of rigid probes that scar the brain, the porous, ultraflexible meshes were built to match the softness of cells and move with them.
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Following the silent protest, MLB warned players not to deface their uniforms.
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No patriots so defaced America as those who, in the name of Americanism, launched a witch hunt that became a byword around the world.
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Jacob Whitehead Homophobic chant mars Mexico’s win Before the World Cup, the Mexican football federation launched a campaign that featured the heroes of the country’s 1986 World Cup side.
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Starmer is leaving after two years in office marred by missteps and judgment errors that eroded his standing with his party and the public.
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“Uglify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uglify. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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