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
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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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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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On filming with that animatronic alligator and unwittingly continuing a Will Ferrell trend Jim wrestles the alligator himself after realizing that his plan is a terrible idea, getting battered and bloodied before eventually throwing it out the window.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Trump also experienced two assassination attempts, including surviving an incredibly close call at a rally in Pennsylvania in July that left him bloodied from a bullet wound to his right ear and one of his supporters dead.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
20 Jan. 2025
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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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With the Rays playing their 2025 home slate at the open-air Steinbrenner Field, after Hurricane Milton tore the roof off their own Tropicana Field in October, weather will now be a factor in everything from concessions to groundskeeping in a way the team has never managed before.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Hill is currently healing from tearing a ligament in his wrist in the 2024 season, but all signs are pointing to the star receiver remaining with the Dolphins at least through the 2025 season.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 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
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The prevailing wind during the first series against the Chicago Cubs was blowing out toward right center field, but on Tuesday the wind was calmer.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Even after blowing out Butler and the Warriors 112-86 at Kaseya Center on Tuesday night, Spoelstra and Heat players continued to dismiss any extra motivation generated from Butler’s return to Miami following last month’s trade to Golden State.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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