as in scar
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
the statue has a slight defect on the base, so it's being sold at a discount
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Recent Examples of defect
Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
About 40,000 babies are born with congenital heart defects in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Jessica Herzberg, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Faster Time-To-Market: Unified test management is designed to enable faster defect identification and resolution with streamlined testing processes, automation and parallel testing capabilities.
—Maneesh Sharma, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Noun
One of the dangers may come as a surprise to homeowners, as even relatively newer homes may have this defect.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
About 40,000 babies are born with congenital heart defects in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Jessica Herzberg, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
In at least one notable case, Harris managed to regain a major donor who had defected to Trump, the Silicon Valley venture capitalist Ben Horowitz.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Faster Time-To-Market: Unified test management is designed to enable faster defect identification and resolution with streamlined testing processes, automation and parallel testing capabilities.
—Maneesh Sharma, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defect
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The growth of the competitive industry is palpable nationwide, across communities that still bear historic scars inflicted in part by that same industry.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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This is a useful and thoughtful gift for gardeners tired of sporting itchy scars after a day in the yard.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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In 1969, a young family pivoted—and emigrated from Poland to the United States to escape communism and seek a better life.Gary Shapiro, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
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At 3, she was brought to the U.S. by family members who had emigrated from Mexico, where she was born.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
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The horse chestnut leaf blotch pathogen overwinters as fruiting bodies in leaves infected during the previous season.Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
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This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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The team suggests these were linked with ceremonial pathways and pilgrimage routes.ByRodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
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Indiana hasn’t played in the Rose Bowl since its futile attempt to stop USC running back O.J. Simpson on Jan. 1, 1968, making the team’s return this week to face UCLA something of a now-or-never pilgrimage for those who played in that game.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
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That was my fault, in not sticking with the initial, less manicured way of presenting the feelings in those songs.Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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An off-target deliverable, a misunderstanding in social cues or an inconsistency in performance may readily lead to job loss rather than a constructive discussion about how to improve the internal and invisible systems that may have been partially at fault.Shaun Arora, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Modes of reaching the destination are expanding as Aurora Expeditions joins small-ship pioneers Heritage Expeditions in voyaging to these under-the-radar islands, on its new, state-of-the-art small expedition ship, the Douglas Mawson, from late 2025.Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2024
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Attendees learned some pointers to help them in that particularly pesky endeavor, while Zoeller regaled them with tales of his whiskey voyages across the seven seas.Brad Japhe, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Or where using human labor means repetitive stress, deformity and injury, such as in many industrial tasks.Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Without proper management, arthritis can lead to deformities in the joints, making the condition progressively worse.Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 24 Oct. 2024
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More adventurous guests can trek through Ios's incredible and untouched landscapes.Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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But, after briefly retreating to the clubhouse in the wake of his four-run clunker, the midseason trade acquisition trekked back to the dugout.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Defect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defect. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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