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deface

[dih-feys] / dɪˈfeɪs /


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She’s an aesthete run amok, determined to deface anything that doesn’t live up to her impossible standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

He even intends to deface the entire White House complex with a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, Versailles as reimagined by Tony Soprano.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025

But police have gone further, declaring an exclusion zone around the Cenotaph and stationing a 24-hour guard around the memorial, amid concerns that some protesters may seek to deface it.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2023

Donya says people in Tehran continue to deface government billboards and to write "#Mahsa" and "Woman, Life, Freedom" - the rallying cry of the protests - on walls, mostly on the subway.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023

One neighbor trained his dog to deface Patterson’s property.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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