as in distorted
badly or imperfectly formed
a clay sculpture of an eagle that was so malformed that it looked more like a feathered football
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Recent Examples of malformed
Now imagine that instead of writing tweets, a malformed AI model would be producing military advice or making military decisions.
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Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
The Port of San Diego is promoting a fundraiser supporting a Harbor Police officer recovering from a medical emergency caused by malformed blood vessels in his brain.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
Legacy filters looking for malware or malformed links see nothing amiss.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
Each agent must gracefully handle timeouts, malformed input or missing data from upstream components.
—Gopikrishnan Anilkumar, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
The Port of San Diego is promoting a fundraiser supporting a Harbor Police officer recovering from a medical emergency caused by malformed blood vessels in his brain.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
Legacy filters looking for malware or malformed links see nothing amiss.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
Each agent must gracefully handle timeouts, malformed input or missing data from upstream components.
—Gopikrishnan Anilkumar, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malformed
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
Adjective
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Interestingly, Mother has visibly grown more human over her decades of consuming brain fluid, while the elites who drink her blood have grown more monstrous.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Its scientific name, Monstera deliciosa, refers to its qualities, with monstrous vining growth up to 70 feet and delicious berries whose taste combines the flavors of pineapple and banana.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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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
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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
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“Malformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malformed. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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