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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uglifying
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Killing or seriously disfiguring a neighbor's plants can be grounds for a court battle.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 Aug. 2025 -
Is God Is marks Harris’ feature directorial debut, and stars Kara Young (Virgo) and Mallori Johnson (Kindred) as twin African-American sisters who were burned badly as babies in a fire that left them with permanent, disfiguring scars.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Aug. 2025
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Stringer/Sputnik via AP What To Know Broadly desecration of a flag refers to any action that damages or disrespects it—such as burning it, urinating or defecating on it, defacing it, stepping on it, damaging it with stones or bullets, cutting or ripping it and many others.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Boston comes in with three straight losses marring otherwise agreeable vibes.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Uglifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uglifying. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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