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defacement

NOUN
mutilation
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The Delphs are among many Ann Arbor residents who say they are witnessing a defacement of the local landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

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

The ruling Georgian Dream party condemned the defacement of the icon but has not commented on the national debate about the role of Stalin.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024

DarkOwl said earlier this month that the group “quickly progressed in lethality,” including through several thousand compromised LinkedIn profiles and the defacement of websites and domains.

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2022

When the defacement of the money was discovered there was a fearful uproar, but as usual I contrived to escape the terrible punishment which was threatened.

From Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben by Mahoney, Henry Charles




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