as in scar
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
the statue has a slight defect on the base, so it's being sold at a discount
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Recent Examples of defect
Eric Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
Ahn Chan-il defected to the South in the 1970s while serving at a border unit of the North Korean military.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 18 June 2025
Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 June 2025
Sun said the defect could cause life-threatening blood clots.
—Debbie Cenziper, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
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Noun
Every decade, another social class defected from the revolutionary coalition.
—Eric Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
Ahn Chan-il defected to the South in the 1970s while serving at a border unit of the North Korean military.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 18 June 2025
Verb
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a federal agency charged with investigating safety defects in vehicles, contacted Tesla on Monday after a video was posted online showing an incident involving a robotaxi, CNBC reported.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 June 2025
Sun said the defect could cause life-threatening blood clots.
—Debbie Cenziper, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defect
Noun
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The matter is complicated by the 2022 inflation crisis — the worst in 40 years — and the psychological scars from that episode.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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Then the complications start — Jess can’t ignore the scars of her past relationship, and Felix’s struggles with addiction and commitment come back to haunt him.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
8 July 2025
Verb
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The couple emigrated from Russia to the United States in 1998.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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Altgeld, who’d emigrated from Germany as a toddler, was a Cook County judge before winning election as governor in 1892.—
Robert Loerzel,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
Noun
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White blotches — the frostbitten tissue — swelled on the roof of his mouth, uvula and throat.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
2 July 2025
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Verticillium wilt causes similar blotches and yellowing.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Reynolds is hoping the selection of Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost as the first American pope — Pope Leo XIV — might boost the city as a travel and pilgrimage destination.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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In fact, her pilgrimage back to Mexico after completing her studies wasn’t merely a homecoming, but a calling to immerse herself in indigenous communities.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The fault doesn't lie with the people that want a new state.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Waymo vehicles have not been found at fault for a major collision resulting in injury or death and are now deployed in major cities including Austin, San Francisco and Los Angeles.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Tristan told stories about the sea, voyages around the Cape of Good Hope, where the waves were high as houses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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The Titan submersible was voyaging to the ruins of the Titanic in June 2023.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Her dwarfism caused a kidney deformity, and she's been in kidney failure for most of her life.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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However, severe, inflexible deformities that need aggressive bony carpentry to correct the spine’s alignment carry complication rates up to 60%, with major deformity surgeries posing a 1% mortality risk within a year.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Visitors had to trek into a ravine, navigate the overgrown forest and locate the ruins.—
Aspen Pflughoeft
July 10,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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Archaeologist and travel company founder Peter Sommer—who has trekked 2,000 miles across Turkey retracing Alexander the Great’s route—shares five sites that offer tourists millennia-old history, unblemished landscapes, and intrepid hikes - all without the crowds.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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“Defect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defect. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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