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Recent Examples of disfigured
Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The bodies had signs of binding the hands and feet, contortion of limbs, cut off fingertips and disfigured heads, according to Kaki.
—ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
He’s inspired by the antics of Angus Oblong, the mastermind of The Oblongs, an Adult Swim show that centered around a disfigured family living in an area plagued by radiation.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Thatcher plays disfigured, suicidal young protagonist P Burke who is hired by a mega tech corporation to virtually operate a beautiful but brainless ‘flesh body’ called Delphi, grown in a lab with the sole purpose of influencing the masses and selling products.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Clayface, who starts as struggling actor Matt Hagen, receives a highly experimental medical procedure after his face is disfigured in a knife attack.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is severely disfigured after sustaining leg and face injuries during initial airstrikes on Tehran in February, Reuters reported earlier this week.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The state largely clamped down on exotic pet ownership after the 2009 chimpanzee attack on Charla Nash in a home in Stamford, which left her permanently blind and disfigured.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
The bodies were that disfigured.
—NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
Chatfield State Park has been damaged, disfigured, and stripped of healthy trees, over 6,000, with more to die.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
In 2004, Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yuschenko, running against a Russian favourite, was left permanently disfigured by a dioxin attack.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
In a particularly gnarly flashback, one sibling voluntarily — and crudely — amputates his fingers to match his brother's disfigured hand, which lost two digits when Angier shot him.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The bodies had signs of binding the hands and feet, contortion of limbs, cut off fingertips and disfigured heads, according to Kaki.
—ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
He’s inspired by the antics of Angus Oblong, the mastermind of The Oblongs, an Adult Swim show that centered around a disfigured family living in an area plagued by radiation.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
The attack permanently disfigured Ruby and left both her daughters, who tried their hardest to save their mother as just two teeny-tiny girls, with scars of their own.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Thatcher plays disfigured, suicidal young protagonist P Burke who is hired by a mega tech corporation to virtually operate a beautiful but brainless ‘flesh body’ called Delphi, grown in a lab with the sole purpose of influencing the masses and selling products.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Clayface, who starts as struggling actor Matt Hagen, receives a highly experimental medical procedure after his face is disfigured in a knife attack.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is severely disfigured after sustaining leg and face injuries during initial airstrikes on Tehran in February, Reuters reported earlier this week.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The state largely clamped down on exotic pet ownership after the 2009 chimpanzee attack on Charla Nash in a home in Stamford, which left her permanently blind and disfigured.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
The bodies were that disfigured.
—NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
Chatfield State Park has been damaged, disfigured, and stripped of healthy trees, over 6,000, with more to die.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
In 2004, Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yuschenko, running against a Russian favourite, was left permanently disfigured by a dioxin attack.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfigured
Adjective
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Nicola said three of the four turkeys were rescue animals with deformed feet that had been sitting on eggs when they were taken.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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Affected carrots will become deformed and stunted, but planting marigolds nearby helps deter these dangers while enhancing carrots' pigmentation and sugar production for more colorful, flavorful roots.—
Haniya Rae,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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An estimated 40 percent of the Chernobyl museum was reportedly destroyed, while the NAMU’s landmark building was damaged by a blast wave.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
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According to the Kyiv Post, approximately 40 percent of the National Chernobyl Museum’s artifacts were damaged beyond recovery by the military attacks.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Pointing out distorted thinking and driving cognitive reframing.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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These aphids reproduce rapidly and can quickly get out of control and overtake a rose bush, resulting in distorted growth.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Three more are missing and presumed dead, while a further eight — including a firefighter — were injured, according to The Guardian.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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This round includes $200,000 for Chabad of Poway, which in 2019 was the target of a gunman who stormed in and killed a congregant and injured three people, including a child, her uncle and a rabbi.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Bay Area content creator Kane Parsons pushes back on conventional storytelling, and his hypnotic approach results in one of 2026’s most exhilarating debuts, a existential head trip that GoPros us into a human subconscious besieged by misshapen memories that trap and hold you hostage.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Poor pollination can cause early flowers to not bear fruits or may cause misshapen fruits.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
Verb
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The case has been marred by controversy, racial tension and threats, while drawing national attention, particularly on social media.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Now adults, after a childhood marred with tragedy, Guin flogs a memoir only tangentially related to the truth, and Ennis stages a new art exhibit, despite what happened at the last one.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Cinematographer Mátyás Erdély’s gaslamp wash makes the whole thing visually alluring, but the story up to this point is one of malformed double entendres, as Moulin and his cohorts react to more important plots unfolding elsewhere in the war.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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But in people with CF, that protein creates a malformed channel or, in some cases, doesn’t make one at all.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Every team has injuries, but the Packers’ laundry list crippled a team that, when largely healthy, was a legitimate Super Bowl contender.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Since then, Tehran’s chokehold on the strait has crippled international shipping and sent energy prices soaring.—
Emma Burrows,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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