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
Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
In addition to exploring the emotional scars of Maddie’s kidnapping ordeal, Thursday’s episode of 9-1-1 also relocated viewers to El Paso, where Eddie hit several roadblocks on his quest to regain Christopher’s trust.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025
Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
Per the organization, cirrhosis — scarring of the liver — is the most common cause of chronic liver failure and the most frequent reason for a liver transplant.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The only issue: Redness, discoloration, and acne scars can start to peek through by the time I’m done with my lunch break.
—Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
In addition to exploring the emotional scars of Maddie’s kidnapping ordeal, Thursday’s episode of 9-1-1 also relocated viewers to El Paso, where Eddie hit several roadblocks on his quest to regain Christopher’s trust.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
This chemical can scar the small airways in the lungs, leading to symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
Per the organization, cirrhosis — scarring of the liver — is the most common cause of chronic liver failure and the most frequent reason for a liver transplant.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scar
Verb
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The band is wide enough to avoid creating rolls, while not bruising my armpits with underwire.—
Andrea Jordan,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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In surgery, certain risks are universal—infection, hematoma and seroma (collections of blood or fluid under the skin), swelling, bruising, pain, and poor healing, to name a few.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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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
Verb
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Sheriff McDowell, who's on the ground wounded, sees Banner kill Clyde.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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On April 2, Russian forces launched multiple strikes on residential areas in the front line city of Pokrovsk, killing one civilian and wounding six others.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Since becoming president again, Trump has publicly torn into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy but also tried to pressure Russia's Vladimir Putin to accept a peace deal.—
Time,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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In McEwen, Tennessee, about 50 miles west of Nashville, a tornado tore the roof off a house and trapped residents inside.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Akhmad, another plaintiff who like many Indonesians uses one name, said he was forced to continue working after a load of fish fell on his leg, gashing it through to the bone and filling his boot with blood.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Akhmad alleged that the captain also forced him to keep working after his leg was gashed to the bone.—
Alex Riggins,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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When my bike tire blew out on a rural road, three strangers stopped within minutes to help.—
Carter Popkin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Since celebrating with the Stanley Cup in a D.C. fountain and blowing out the candles on his 33rd birthday cake, he’s scored another 281 goals and now sits six shy of breaking Gretzky’s record.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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On the Better Business Bureau’s website, 939 customer reviews give the company an average 1.28 rating out of 5, offering lacerating complaints about dirty and broken equipment, delivery delays, nightmarish customer service, improper billings, and harassing sales and collection calls.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
10 Mar. 2025
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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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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 13 Apr. 2025.
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