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The disfiguring bulge in Dinah’s lower face went away.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026 -
The trouble is, the new growth is highly susceptible to a disfiguring disease called Entomosporium leaf spot.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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No one in Florida had been charged with criminal mischief for defacing a traffic control device until the August arrests.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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An inflatable effigy depicting Trump defacing the Constitution made its way through the crowd.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ancient lava fields can be seen as dark lunar maria marring the silvery lunar surface, which themselves are threaded with bright streaks of reflective debris strewn across the surface by violent asteroid strikes.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The demoralizing graffiti marring the main entrance to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 360 Lenox Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Uglifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uglifying. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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