as in to disfigure
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The bodies were that disfigured.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Chatfield State Park has been damaged, disfigured, and stripped of healthy trees, over 6,000, with more to die.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026
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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.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Mar. 2026
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On the overlook of a dark, looming castle, scarred by war, two friends and lords look out through the mists.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Feb. 2026
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Splatters of paint now dot the mural of Iryna Zarutska, the slain Ukrainian refugee, after an unknown vandal defaced the building at the corner of North Western and West Montrose avenues.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Sohail faces federal charges of intentionally defacing or damaging religious real property, which carries a maximum three years behind bars.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The issue, which can arise within minutes, is that no matter how careful, how neurotic, how cautious someone is, inevitably the shiny piano black plastic trim gets scratched, knicked, and or marred rapidly as a car is used.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Democratic contest was marred by voting issues affecting the state’s second-largest county, which caused confusion around ballot eligibility.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Uglify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uglify. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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