as in to disfigure
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In the dark comedy, Stan portrays a struggling actor with neurofibromatosis, a genetic condition that causes his face to be disfigured.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025 -
Riley was found dead from blunt force trauma, after Ibarra disfigured her face, per authorities.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
20 Nov. 2024
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Guatemala, a small, impoverished nation scarred by a brutal civil war, has a substantial undocumented population in the United States.—
Daniele Volpe,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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More broadly, Israel's security chiefs had been scarred by the disintegration of ceasefire and hostage talks at the 11th hour in previous rounds and were keen to move toward a comprehensive end to fighting, Tomer told Newsweek.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Anti-Black slogans and swastikas defaced a Jewish center, a church, a school and a freeway underpass in 1961.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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In Sydney, a synagogue was defaced with red swastikas spray painted along the fence, while a day care center was torched and scrawled with antisemitic slurs under the cover of night.—
Victoria Kim,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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However, 2017 first-round pick Malik Hooker’s time in Indianapolis was marred by a season-ending knee and Achilles injuries leading the team to decline the safety’s fifth-year option.—
James Boyd,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Employers stuck the landing in 2024, finishing the year with a bounce of hiring after a summer slowdown and an autumn marred by disruption.—
Lydia DePillis,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Uglify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uglify. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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