as in defects
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 deformities
These imaging scans help provide a better look at the bones to detect fractures, bone deformities, infections, and abnormalities like tumors.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Sep. 2025
Bouton, who endured yearslong treatment for spinal deformities that could have caused paralysis eventually, is happy to be playing at all.
—Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
This approach could be transformative for patients with conditions such as spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, and spinal deformities.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
The deformities would have caused her chronic pain, as well as lifelong mobility issues, and the decision was made to euthanize that cub.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Sep. 2025
Bouton, who endured yearslong treatment for spinal deformities that could have caused paralysis eventually, is happy to be playing at all.
—Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
This approach could be transformative for patients with conditions such as spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, and spinal deformities.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
The deformities would have caused her chronic pain, as well as lifelong mobility issues, and the decision was made to euthanize that cub.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deformities
Noun
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However, even high-quality 2D materials can have atomic defects, like missing sulfur or selenium atoms, which affect electrical behavior.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Marijuana may damage oocytes — unfertilized eggs in female ovaries — in ways researchers worry may lead to infertility, miscarriage and possible genetic defects in babies, new research has found.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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My top-surgery scars are tattooed over, the suture marks no longer visible.—
Thomas Page McBee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Use Vulnerable Anecdotes Use anecdotes that show your scars, not just your successes.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gopher snakes tend to be tan-colored with large square brown blotches or saddles along their backs and smaller gray spots on their sides.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Deformities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deformities. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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