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scar

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noun (2)

as in cliff
a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice at the next bend in the river, a scar of red sandstone steeply rises to over 100 feet

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scar

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verb

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First, red light therapy helps fade discoloration, including post-acne scars and dark spots. Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2024 For starters, my scar has turned more white than pink, and has shrunk in size quite well. Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2024 But, at the end of the day, there’s still this pain, this scar that in our soul that will take time to heal. Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024 The scars left by colonialism are real, but Ramos’s account of colonialism as a force that has united Latinos ignores the fact that many people of Indigenous and African descent formed alliances with Spaniards. Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scar 

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“Scar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scar. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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