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defacement

NOUN
mutilation
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The 600-foot-long platforms are separated from the walls, keeping them an arm’s length from defacement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

While it is impossible to say when the defacement on the card happened, Dr Goldring said it was "certainly done with a purpose".

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025

If pressed, some argue the indignation over the defacement itself betrays how little our culture values the planet when compared to inanimate works of canvas and pigment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024

On Friday morning, about 16 hours after the defacement at the museum, the doors opened to the public at the regularly scheduled time.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023

She frowned at this tiny defacement, and with an air of annoyance scraped it away, using the ferrule of her cane an act of fastidious proprietorship.

From Alice Adams by Booth Tarkington


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