as in to distort
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
a cynic whose face seems to be permanently deformed by a sneer
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Recent Examples of deform
The analysis revealed that the mantle beneath the near versus the far side of the moon has a difference in its ability to deform—one of about 2–3 percent.
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Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Experts have yet to reach a firm consensus on how, and to what extent, institutional homebuyers deform the housing market by sucking up inventory.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
Online, these ideas have become diluted and deformed, dumbed-down to images of tradwife blondes and futuristic triangle structures.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
Mina and Sade are witnesses not only to each other but also to the conditions that formed and deformed their dreams.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Experts have yet to reach a firm consensus on how, and to what extent, institutional homebuyers deform the housing market by sucking up inventory.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
Online, these ideas have become diluted and deformed, dumbed-down to images of tradwife blondes and futuristic triangle structures.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
Mina and Sade are witnesses not only to each other but also to the conditions that formed and deformed their dreams.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noise can distort observations and introduce uncertainties into the data, Zhang said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The history of financial regulation has clarified the problems with this approach, but somehow that history still gets badly distorted.—
Norbert Michel,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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At a hearing last month, House Foreign Affairs ranking Democrat Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., said Rubio had contorted himself to justify Trump’s actions.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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One way to create more space and the illusion of a bigger room is to invest in space-saving furniture and clever gadgets that fold, hang, and contort to make your place more functional.—
Shalwah Evans,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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“Deform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deform. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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