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For industrial applications, this is important because a material that cannot deform is difficult to shape into complex components and may fracture suddenly under stress.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Defensive wars don’t merely protect states, they also deform them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

The tyres need to be able to deform as they go over rocks and then ping back to their original shape.

From BBC ● May 12, 2025

I love this quote by Ntozake Shange: “i cant count the number of times i have viscerally wanted to attack deform n maim the language that i was taught to hate myself in.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025

He felt naked, transparent; he felt that this white man, having helped to put him down, having helped to deform him, held him up now to look at him and be amused.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

As the CoAl deforms, parts of these interfaces crystallize and help generate new dislocations.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

This alloy softens and deforms at relatively low temperatures — around 500 F — well below the intensity of a typical house fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

One type of virus carried by mites results in a bee being born with no abdomen, while another deforms their wings and leaves them too weak to fly.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2023

Peanut butter can be poured into its container and then it deforms, or takes the shape of that container.

From Scientific American ● May 9, 2023

BAROCIUS.—A massive formation, about 50 miles in diameter, on the S.W. side of Maurolycus, whose border it overlaps and considerably deforms.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Thomas Gwyn Elger

By the time Coralie Fargeat’s 2024 “The Substance” reaches its gloriously grotesque climax, Demi Moore’s Elisabeth Sparkle and Margaret Qualley’s Sue have effectively fused into the spectacularly deformed creature known as Monstro Elisasue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

They have been shaped, but not deformed, by military service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

"The glass windows in our homes were shattered, aluminum window frames were deformed, and even the stainless-steel doors were twisted out of shape," she said.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

This directional variation, known as seismic anisotropy, allows scientists to identify areas where the mantle has been deformed.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026

“He’s like a vampire,” Chencho said, patting his hair down over his deformed eyelid.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Parts of the region were also deforming in a direction parallel to the rift itself.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

A spokesman for Poland's long-distance rail operator, PKP Intercity, told AFP the heatwave was expected to affect traffic, with overhead power lines sagging and rails deforming.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

Vidale said it’s likely the outer core is deforming the shape of the inner core, pushing it a kilometer or two in areas where they rub together with force.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025

"It got to the point where the cysts started growing under my skin and deforming the shape of my face, so I was put through to a dermatologist," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024

He saw Jan as though someone had performed an operation upon his eyes, or as though someone had snatched a deforming mask from Jan’s face.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright