as in to disfigure
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Indeed, Hammond would quickly move to land several more roles over the next decade — including another landmark pop culture touchstone, a guest spot on The Brady Bunch as the handsome high schooler who loses interest in Marcia after her nose is briefly disfigured by an errant football.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 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
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My skin has been through rounds of intense laser treatments to smooth acne scarring and has become much more sensitive.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
18 Sep. 2025
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For instance, foot traffic can scar moss that takes decades to heal.—
Ali Wunderman,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cipriani’s breaking point came Hanson had Hanks deface Cipriani’s mother’s grave.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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If a student or college employee is found defacing or otherwise vandalizing the commemoration, the bill requires the institution to expel or fire them.—
John Toher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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What little momentum the Broncos created was frequently marred by penalties, and a third-down sack had ruined a scoring chance in the first half.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The show was marred only by an audio mix that dimmed Coleman’s evocative voice amid a wash of instruments — at least from this reviewer’s spot in the Fox — but the Red Clay Strays’ impact shone through nevertheless.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Uglify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uglify. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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