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
Kate Tice, a SpaceX engineer and one of the hosts of the livestream, said the deformities were not unexpected and Gillis was advised to pop them back into place.
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
Blessed in courage, intellect, imagination and style, Cyrano is cursed by a physical deformity.
—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
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
Blessed in courage, intellect, imagination and style, Cyrano is cursed by a physical deformity.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deformity
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This lid defect could allow the beverage to become contaminated with bacteria.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The defect involves the front safety harness adjuster button that appears to malfunction when debris enters the area.DeVonne Goode, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
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This technique gives patients results that look natural, offers a speedier recovery, and leaves fewer scars.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Distinct marks, patterns, pigments and scars all contribute to making each whale’s fluke one of a kind.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 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 30 Dec. 2024.
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