as in defect
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
a primitive culture that cast aside infants born with deformities, allowing them to die of exposure to the elements
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Recent Examples of deformity
Then, after Wright had a chance encounter with an ex-council member who connected her to a freelance journalist, a Sunday Times article ran in April 1999 that made the potential link between the steel plant waste and limb deformities public, per The Independent.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The article had uncovered four instances of limb deformities, and 19 families ended up signing onto the class action suit.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Morrison also injured her hip and shoulder, according to Kruse, but the fracture brought on a spinal deformity and chronic pain.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Excessive systemic exposure to fluorides can also lead to skeletal fluorosis, which causes pain, stiffness and bone deformities, or dental/enamel fluorosis, which causes tooth discoloration.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The article had uncovered four instances of limb deformities, and 19 families ended up signing onto the class action suit.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Morrison also injured her hip and shoulder, according to Kruse, but the fracture brought on a spinal deformity and chronic pain.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Excessive systemic exposure to fluorides can also lead to skeletal fluorosis, which causes pain, stiffness and bone deformities, or dental/enamel fluorosis, which causes tooth discoloration.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deformity
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Doctors later discovered that Figari’s stroke was caused by a previously undetected congenital heart defect called a patent foramen ovale (PFO), in which a hole between the left and right chambers of the heart is left open as opposed to closing after birth, according to Penn Medicine.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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With the help of this technology, defects were significantly reduced.—
Michael Amori,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Countless Black women, like Justice, live with the long-term mental and physical scars of pregnancy and birth.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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The 44-year-old actress and breast cancer survivor opened up about her scars being visible during intimate scenes, while promoting their new Apple TV+ drama series Your Friends and Neighbors.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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But this season, the one with the 4-15-0 blotch on the calendar from late November to early January, there’s no way to feel OK about Sunday.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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The fish have white faces with a black blotch in front of the eyes, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Deformity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deformity. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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