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discolorations

noun

plural of discoloration

as in scratches

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While melamine sponges are certainly effective cleaning tools, they are also considered an abrasive material and can leave fine scratches all across your stainless steel appliances.

— Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
An infected animal can spread rabies to humans and other animals through bites, scratches or oral secretions.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of scratches

Noun

The York features espresso feet and comes upholstered in the retailer’s contract-grade Performance Everyday Velvet, which promises to repel liquids and resist abrasions of daily life.

— Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026
Oatmeal was found extremely wounded as an injured stray with abrasions, wounds and bruising all along his back legs.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of abrasions

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Memory is not so much a flow, sometimes, as a series of bumps and scrapes.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Durant dismissed the campaign entirely, pivoting instead to the WNBA's recent sneaker deals and revenue bumps, not addressing the core issue of biological males entering female leagues.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of bumps

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Tucker picked up some extra bumps and bruises Saturday, most notably fouling a pitch off his right knee in the third inning.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
The woman, 37, was found half naked with bruises on her body and tied up with cables.

— Rael Ombuor The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

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