as in to disfigure
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Diabolical medical experiments were carried out without anesthesia, deliberately infecting victims with diseases, subjecting them to freezing temperatures, disfiguring operations and worse.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2025 -
Kiki reveals that Jocelyn is very much alive and lives on an island off the coast of Washington and hasn’t been seen in public for over 10 years because she was disfigured by plastic surgery after the divorce.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Additionally, if your skin develops acne complications, such as scarring or dark spots (also called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation) after the acne clears, visit a dermatologist.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
22 May 2025
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So, anyone with deeper skin tones or pigmentation prone (be it melasma, post-acne scarring, or sun spots) should consider working in a tinted sunscreen instead.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
27 June 2025
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Over the years, around 30 people would be arrested for toppling or otherwise defacing the cross, according to Enquirer reports at the time.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Their words come as demonstrations roil the streets, defacing public property and lighting cars on fire in response to 44 arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
10 June 2025
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The last weekend of June in Indianapolis was marred by a rash of shootings that left seven dead and nine others injured.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
30 June 2025
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The Mets go the way of Francisco Lindor, and he’s been marred in his own slump this month.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
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“Uglify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uglify. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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