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
Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Evacuation warnings are already in place for several areas with burn scars from the Palisades and Eaton fires.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2025
For Loni, a shy teen scarred by years of abuse and foster care, Benita was a revelation.
—Nick McMillan, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the Airport Burn Scar.
—Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Evacuation warnings are already in place for several areas with burn scars from the Palisades and Eaton fires.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
That was a very scarring experience for trying to do something that felt very earnest for the right reasons.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2025
For Loni, a shy teen scarred by years of abuse and foster care, Benita was a revelation.
—Nick McMillan, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scar
Verb
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Democrats mounted several wins and strong performances in the special elections in the lead-up to the 2024 general election, but saw bruising losses across the board last November.—
Jack Birle,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Mar. 2025
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Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Hopes rested on the shoulders of two young phenoms who entered the league the year the lockout ended: Sidney Crosby, the divine 18-year-old Canadian drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins, and of course, Ovechkin, the bruising 20-year-old from Moscow.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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David was wearing a red zip-up jacket that caught the eye of the five alleged gang members, who had just been caught on video at Valley Fair mall across the street a half hour earlier beating up, bloodying and stealing a shoe of an unsuspecting shopper, according to a police statement of facts.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Schmidt freezes on a frame showing Rushdie, his face also bloodied, as he is surrounded by people.—
Carolyn Thompson,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The strike hit the surgical building of Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Yunis, the ministry said, days after the facility was overwhelmed with the dead and wounded when Israel resumed the war in Gaza last week with a surprise wave of airstrikes.—
Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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Authorities said that Taylor’s sons, Josiah Hooker, 8, and a 5-year-old found a loaded 9mm Smith and Wesson semiautomatic handgun on a television stand that Taylor had left unattended at the family home in the 1400 block of East 71st Place when they were both wounded around 5:20 p.m. on Thursday.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Since then, he’s torn his ACL and turned 27, while the Niners have actively shed salary by cutting ties with several veteran starters.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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However, the 22-year-old tore his meniscus in that preseason game and underwent season-ending surgery in August.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Houston established the run early with Joe Mixon, and Stroud made clutch throws while gashing the Chiefs with passes over the middle of the field.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Razorbacks gashed the Tigers for 44 points in the paint a week ago.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Eagles played smothering D in their own right in the Patriot League Championship Game, blowing out Navy 74-52 while holding the Midshipmen to just 35 percent shooting from the floor.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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That payday included a $50 million bonus and average annual salary of $27 million, according to Spotrac. Sasaki, like Ohtani, left millions of dollars on the table by switching sides of the Pacific Ocean before blowing out 25 candles.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Bong Joon Ho Comments South Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning Parasite, a lacerating thriller about a family of grifters who overplay their hand, is arguably the greatest film of the past decade.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
7 Mar. 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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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 Apr. 2025.
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