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
Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Instead, our tissues react to injury by scarring, laying down heaps of collagen and calling it a day, Monaghan said.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Stephen Maher, Time, 2 July 2025
Burn scars in Southeastern Arizona and Southwestern New Mexico will prove especially vulnerable to flash foods, NWS Weather Prediction Center Meteorologist Bryan Jackson told Newsweek.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
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Noun
Which ones brutalize a fan base, scarring them for generations?
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Instead, our tissues react to injury by scarring, laying down heaps of collagen and calling it a day, Monaghan said.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Verb
Advertisement The tree rings showing scars from low-intensity fires stopped in the 19th Century, when settlers took over and banned traditional burns.
—Stephen Maher, Time, 2 July 2025
Burn scars in Southeastern Arizona and Southwestern New Mexico will prove especially vulnerable to flash foods, NWS Weather Prediction Center Meteorologist Bryan Jackson told Newsweek.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scar
Verb
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Handle the cherries gently and use multiple harvesting containers to avoid piling the fruit so high that their skins get bruised.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 July 2025
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Buxton bruised, not broken As expected, Byron Buxton was out of the lineup for Thursday’s 8-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs after a 97.7 mph fastball hit his hand Wednesday.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Verb
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On the day she was born in 2009, her mother allegedly drowned her inside their Union City apartment, then left her body in a dumpster, stuck to a Costco receipt, bloodied pantyhose and random trash, for a man searching for recyclables to find.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
2 July 2025
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President Trump was also targeted in two assassination attempts, including one in which a bullet grazed and bloodied the side of his ear while on stage at a rally.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
26 June 2025
Verb
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In another tense and sleepless night for Kyiv residents, with many of them dashing in the dark with children, pets and blankets to the protection of subway stations, at least 22 people were wounded, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv Regional Administration.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 July 2025
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One person was killed and two others were wounded when the gunman, Thomas Crooks, opened fire.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Governor Phil Murphy responded Thursday night to a deadly line of severe thunderstorms that tore through Central New Jersey, killing three people and leaving tens of thousands without power.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Star Tyrese Haliburton tears his Achilles in Game 7 of the Finals, and then the team lost center Myles Turner to the rival Bucks — in part because the Pacers didn’t want to pay up for their longest tenured player. Taking something of a gap year kind of makes sense for Indiana.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
Verb
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Another alleged he was ordered to keep working after a load of fish landed on him, gashing his leg to the bone and overflowing his boot with blood.—
Alex Riggins,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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That’s when Brandon Nimmo woke up to head for the hotel bathroom in the middle of the night, somehow fainted, gashed his forehead and wound up arriving at the park later with a bandage on his head and a hospital bracelet around his hand.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Last time out, the team was blown out by the Lynx, losing 102-63.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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The Gators spent nine months in the offseason of 2024 preparing for the Canes, and were blown out at home in the season opener.—
Matt Hayes,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Elder told the outlet those who sought medical attention at UMC had injuries ranging from severe head injuries and lacerated spleens to bullet grazes and multiple broken bones.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
5 Jan. 2025
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Deputies found her body only partially clothed and had two black eyes, swollen and lacerated lips and other facial injuries.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The most recent fatality was in 2009, when a 27-year-old from near Madrid slipped and was gored by the left horn of a rogue bull named Capuchino.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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Although no one was injured in this instance, earlier this week, a man was gored by a bison at the park after a group of tourists encroached on its space, as reported by The Associated Press.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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“Scar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scar. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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