as in to disfigure
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Many patients who file lawsuits blame disfiguring injuries on what happened after their operations, such as office visits in which medical staff allegedly didn’t recognize, or dismissed, evidence of worsening surgical complications, court records show.—
Fred Schulte,
Miami Herald,
30 Dec. 2025 -
His body had been subjected to disfiguring violence—not just beaten but run over repeatedly with his own car and partially burned—and many suspected a Mafia-style revenge killing.—
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18 Dec. 2025
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His life has been scarred by some cocaine and booze troubles, and serious heart issues.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes when a patient’s eye has scarring on — or thinning or perforation of — the cornea, a cornea transplant is necessary, said Brissette, who is also a spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Someone who should not stumble into this, who should not have to see the grave of her loved one defaced.—
Literary Hub,
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29 Jan. 2026
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Vandals defaced a boulder and other sites at Yosemite National Park with graffiti over the weekend.—
Stephen Sorace , Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The annual loss for California marked the first yearly decline for the state since March 2021, according to the EDD, a period marred by severe job losses that arose from an array of business shutdowns and economic dislocations as a result of the pandemic.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Geothermal energy solutions have been around for a while, though, and have been marred by location specificity, high water usage, and high initial costs.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Uglify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uglify. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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