as in attacks
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
newspaper cartoonists scathed the lecherous governor with a series of cruel caricatures
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Verb
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But Wesley slams off the tape right then and there, and later side-eyes Graham in the break room.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
7 Jan. 2025 -
Out of the blue, Ian attacks the man and slams a dagger into his heart.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For 25 years, the organization has transformed the scars of war into seeds of hope, working tirelessly to turn minefields into fertile farmland.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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As the skin heals, scars develop in the form of stretch marks.—
Susan Bard,
Verywell Health,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Victories like the one over Manchester City – a performance discussed at length in this previous column – have been all too rare, with the team picking up too many draws and too many injuries.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Juventus season beset by draws and injuries Indeed, the Bianconeri remain the only unbeaten side in Serie A, but they have alarmingly been held to just seven wins while drawing no fewer than 10 times in their first 17 games of 2024/25.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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New Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke is off to a great start in her effort to target deadly enhanced guns that bring criminal mayhem into our communities.—
John Schmidt,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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These conditions are actively fueling a large brush fire in southeast Miami-Dade in Homestead and near Florida City that has caused traffic mayhem, intermittently shutting down the only routes into the Florida Keys for days.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Scathes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scathes. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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