as in defects
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
the Johnsons complained to the movers about broken dishes and mars on the furniture
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as in taints
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
mar a politician's reputation with scurrilous rumors
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as in damages
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the once glossy surface is now marred by numerous small pits and abrasions
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Recent Examples of mars
Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Billboard reached out to Bruno Mars’ reps for comment but did not hear back at press time.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Starship, the spacecraft Elon Musk has designated as the vehicle to transport the first humans to Mars, is about to launch once again from Texas.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Landing with a plan for a couple years of investigation, over 13 years later the rover is still on Mars making discoveries.
—Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Some are generating mini episodes of alien invasion or Mars colonization; and with better tools and dedicated channels, this sort of work could grow into monetized series with their own lore and beloved characters.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Anyone watching from Mars would be scratching their head.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The right mix of astronaut personalities could make or break future missions to Mars.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Valuing a project at cost of production rather than value in an arm’s length sale—common in all economic statistics—especially mars Chinese data.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
But to reach the Moon and Mars and establish settlements on both, SpaceX will need its larger, more complex and significantly more powerful Starship and its Super Heavy booster to reach Falcon 9’s level of reliability and reusability.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Billboard reached out to Bruno Mars’ reps for comment but did not hear back at press time.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Starship, the spacecraft Elon Musk has designated as the vehicle to transport the first humans to Mars, is about to launch once again from Texas.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Landing with a plan for a couple years of investigation, over 13 years later the rover is still on Mars making discoveries.
—Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Some are generating mini episodes of alien invasion or Mars colonization; and with better tools and dedicated channels, this sort of work could grow into monetized series with their own lore and beloved characters.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Anyone watching from Mars would be scratching their head.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The right mix of astronaut personalities could make or break future missions to Mars.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
Deadly holiday weekend mars broad crime drop The back-and-forth followed a Labor Day weekend of deadly violence in Chicago worse than in the previous two years, with seven people shot to death, according to preliminary Chicago Police Department reports.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Valuing a project at cost of production rather than value in an arm’s length sale—common in all economic statistics—especially mars Chinese data.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mars
Noun
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When the wafer is rinsed, these clumps redeposit onto the surface, causing the defects.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Its main goal is to ensure the design can be reliably manufactured into a working chip, free of physical defects that might cause failures later on.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The film centered on the Environmental Protection Agency encasing the Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield in a dome after Homer taints the area’s water supply.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Brain scans revealed the severity of the bleeds and whether patients showed signs of cerebral small vessel disease, a condition that damages tiny blood vessels in the brain and is linked to aging, high blood pressure and dementia.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Long-term, alcohol damages the brain by shrinking white and gray matter, dulling rewards, and overactivating the stress system.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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She's had virtually no pain, only a little bit of swelling and no noticeable scars (the incisions were made in her hairline).—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Hilaria Baldwin only lasted four episodes on Dancing With the Stars, but her scars will take time to fade.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That’s the kind of failing grade that ends drives and spoils red zone trips.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Frozen Shrimp Shellfish, like shrimp, spoils quickly, which is why many people prefer to purchase frozen shrimp.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If an animal injures a human or another animal, or has been declared dangerous elsewhere, it can be ordered removed from the city.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Derek gravely injures his hand.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dark brown blotches of varying sizes dot their sides and back.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Blood still regularly stains the floors of the Coliseum’s rings.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Mars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mars. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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