deform

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

Polymer networks with more crosslinks are stiffer, but they don't have the same freedom to deform, and they break easily when stretched.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024

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

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

"The patch deforms in a way very similar to your own skin," Xiao said.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024

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

To cut a baby’s finger-nails deforms it; if the baby is a month old, to do this will cause the child to have fits.

From Current Superstitions Collected from the Oral Tradition of English Speaking Folk by Fanny D. (Fanny Dickerson) Bergen

Since the early 1900s, diamond has generally been classified as a non-piezoelectric material, meaning it was not expected to generate an electrical voltage when mechanically deformed.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

AI software can identify each open blossom and direct a robotic arm — or a worker — to release pollen with the precision needed to avoid deformed fruit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 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

The medical examiner retrieved a deformed metal projectile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025

Eleven months old, Gerhard had been born blind and with deformed limbs.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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

The deforming rock can lead to stress changes that either destabilize or stabilize faults.

From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024

Low-pressure environments are generally unfavorable for microbes, since these conditions will cause the water in cells to evaporate, deforming their structure.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 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