as in defect
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
a primitive culture that cast aside infants born with deformities, allowing them to die of exposure to the elements
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Recent Examples of deformity
Blessed in courage, intellect, imagination and style, Cyrano is cursed by a physical deformity.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Liposuction risks can include post-procedure infection, hematoma (blood clotting), seroma (fluid build-up), nerve damage, scarring, and contour deformities (rippling beneath the skin).
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2024
If the rails are 135 degrees or hotter, trains have to slow down on outside track to 35 miles an hour to avoid a catastrophe caused by deformities in the rail line.
—Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
The roots of cosmetic surgery are in reconstructive surgery, especially in those born with deformities and impacted by war.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Liposuction risks can include post-procedure infection, hematoma (blood clotting), seroma (fluid build-up), nerve damage, scarring, and contour deformities (rippling beneath the skin).
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2024
If the rails are 135 degrees or hotter, trains have to slow down on outside track to 35 miles an hour to avoid a catastrophe caused by deformities in the rail line.
—Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
The roots of cosmetic surgery are in reconstructive surgery, especially in those born with deformities and impacted by war.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deformity
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Fires can be caused by overcharging, overheating, physical damage or product defects, which trigger a process known as thermal runaway — where excessive heat inside a battery creates a self-sustaining chemical reaction that can then easily spread to adjacent batteries.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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However, with the recent severe repercussions of product defects and bugs in popular software, business leaders have begun to realize that adopting new shiny tools may be detrimental to an organization versus accelerating its innovation.Grant Bourzikas, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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The growth of the competitive industry is palpable nationwide, across communities that still bear historic scars inflicted in part by that same industry.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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This is a useful and thoughtful gift for gardeners tired of sporting itchy scars after a day in the yard.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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The horse chestnut leaf blotch pathogen overwinters as fruiting bodies in leaves infected during the previous season.Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
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This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Deformity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deformity. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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