uglifying

present participle of uglify

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uglifying
Verb
  • The flames claimed the girls as collateral, scarring both of them but disfiguring Anaia, who worked the hardest to save Ruby.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The disfiguring bulge in Dinah’s lower face went away.
    Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Trump, in one of his Truth Social posts, cited laws against defacing monuments as grounds for imprisoning anyone harming the pool.
    Nathan Ellgren, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • Two men from Germany were arrested after being accused of defacing a pride bench in Miami Beach with antisemitic symbols on Monday.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Lined with live oaks and old-fashioned, busy storefronts, this artsy town on the Gulf of Mexico has no commercial development marring its shoreline.
    Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • In Strasbourg, groups of Palace supporters clashed among themselves in a square in the city centre, marring the occasion.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026
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“Uglifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uglifying. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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