as in to disfigure
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Soon Mike is humiliating, even disfiguring, himself on a social media site called Dum Dummies just to pay the monthly fee.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Most of these scenes were—and remain—amputated, disfigured, and scattered.—
Ralph Leonard,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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The dark expanses of Mare Serenitatis (Latin for Sea of Serenity) and Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility) can also be seen scarring the moon's surface, easily visible to the naked eye.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 June 2025
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Symptoms include bruising easily, scarring, overly flexible joints and joint and muscle pain.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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White spray paint was used to deface the piece, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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Despite this, Chaney was convicted of defacing City Hall, but Jackson County Circuit Judge Donald Mason overturned the judgment in December 1990.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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Graffiti marred the exterior of City Hall, an Art Deco landmark built in 1928.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Signed in 2023 from Fenerbahce in his homeland, Guler’s debut season was marred by injuries.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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“Uglify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uglify. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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