as in to distort
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
a cynic whose face seems to be permanently deformed by a sneer
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Recent Examples of deform
Mina and Sade are witnesses not only to each other but also to the conditions that formed and deformed their dreams.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Elevations like underwater mountains, having a larger mass and a stronger gravitational pull, slightly deform the sea surface above them.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Researchers have developed a Particle-armored liquid robot (PB), a liquid-particle composite capable of deforming, engulfing, and merging without losing its structure.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2025
The elements were slowly crushing the base as the gradual movement of the ice sheet deformed the structures.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Elevations like underwater mountains, having a larger mass and a stronger gravitational pull, slightly deform the sea surface above them.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Researchers have developed a Particle-armored liquid robot (PB), a liquid-particle composite capable of deforming, engulfing, and merging without losing its structure.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2025
The elements were slowly crushing the base as the gradual movement of the ice sheet deformed the structures.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deform
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The cell phone camera has become both the tool humans use to perform and the reason that performance distorts even further in the eyes of others.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
21 May 2025
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Unfortunately, this racial lens merely distorts the rivalry narrative, transforming what should be celebrated as an engaging competitive dynamic into something unnecessarily contentious.—
Lindsey Darvin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Bodies have been burned, crushed and in this series, but they’ve never been contorted quite as horrifically.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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With this, our bodies are being contorted in very strange ways.—
Mike Miller Published,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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“Deform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deform. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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