as in defect
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
the scars left by carelessly scratching the car door with one's keys
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as in to bruise
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Recent Examples of scar
Tim Botos, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
My Altadena friends survived but with invisible, likely indelible, scars.
—Essence, 15 Feb. 2025
Nina Agrawal, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Last season was scarred by injury, but as well as returning to the Champions League, Eddie Howe’s side reached the last eight of both domestic cups.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The wooden floor of the home studio her husband built, still bears scars of her work — a rainbow of splotches, puddles and dribbles of misplaced paint.
—Tim Botos, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
My Altadena friends survived but with invisible, likely indelible, scars.
—Essence, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
In some patients, that leads to inflammation and liver fibrosis, or scarring.
—Nina Agrawal, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Last season was scarred by injury, but as well as returning to the Champions League, Eddie Howe’s side reached the last eight of both domestic cups.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Verb
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This may have additive effects with blood thinners, increasing your risk of bruising and bleeding side effects.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
18 Feb. 2025
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Matt, a respected veteran journalist on the documentary scene, was left shaken and bruised (as seen in the two images below) by the incident but didn’t need to go to hospital.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The footage shows one officer kicking Mr. Brooks, whose face is bloodied, and then forcing him onto his back on an infirmary examination table while another officer punches Mr. Brooks in the upper body.—
Ed Shanahan,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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If the intention is to end the war, then the war will end with Hamas bloodied but unbowed.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
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He had been wounded last summer, not far from the Russian border in northeastern Ukraine, when a blast from a grenade fractured his right shoulder blade, a bullet hit him just below his right collarbone, another tore through his left shoulder, and a third broke three ribs.—
Michael Holtz,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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Douglas was sent to prison in 1985 after he and three other men were convicted for bursting into the East New York home of a drug dealer and killing three and wounding seven in a case that grabbed headlines for its horrific details.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But we’re personally torn between Kieran Culkin and Guy Pearce.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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The bottle our acquaintance asked about appeared to be worth more than that, save for two problems: The label was torn and had been taped to the bottle, and the owner had received it as a gift.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2025
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They’ve been gashed a bit more in the playoffs, allowing 148 yards on the ground in the previous two games, but with two weeks of rest and game-planning behind them, the Chiefs defense will be looking to put a stopper in the rushing attack that has led the Eagles to New Orleans.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Chiefs were gashed at times by James Cook in their AFC title game win over the Bills, and Joe Mixon had a pretty good day against them in the divisional round, too.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2025
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UConn men’s basketball blown out by No. 10 St. John’s at Madison Square Garden, 89-75 UConn men’s basketball visits No. 10 St. John’s for big-time matchup at MSG: How to watch UConn president: $160M deficit under Lamont’s budget.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2025
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While Oklahoma City had tremendous talent with the clear ability to make the playoffs, last season’s expectations were blown out of the water.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Everything that follows, however, is emotionally lacerating, conveyed on the children’s distraught, confused faces, and hitting Dad like a ton of bricks.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Democrats today recall the Whigs lacerated by Marx in nineteenth-century Britain, another liberal party tied to an arrogant economic elite.—
Matthew Karp,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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In 2022, a 25-year-old woman was gored by a bison and tossed 10 feet into the air at Yellowstone National Park, rangers said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Feb. 2025
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Three years later, Tip attacked again, this time using his tusks to try and gore the same man.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Scar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scar. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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