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
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Fighting over market share with Volkswagen and Ford isn’t an expedient way to colonize Mars.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
The 141-foot-tall Neutron is an upgrade in scale: a medium-lift reusable rocket that burns liquid methane and oxygen designed to carry payloads up to 13,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit (LEO) and 1,500 kilograms for trips to Mars or Venus.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2025
Bruno Mars has 11; Kendrick Lamar has 10; ROSÉ and Sabrina Carpenter have eight each; and Ariana Grande and The Weeknd each have seven.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Good things come to you easily as Mars and Jupiter clash!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
While Steph participates in a Mars simulation project, her sister participates in an encampment of Indigenous activists, protesting Steph’s mission.
—Eliana Ramage
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
In real life, Nuñez is married to actor and writer Ursula Whittaker, who has appeared in several notable projects, including Veep, Grey's Anatomy and Veronica Mars.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The round trip to and from Mars is about 16 - 18 months, however an 18 month stay ON Mars is required for a favorable return trajectory.
—PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 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
Perseverance launched in 2020 and landed successfully on the surface of Mars in February 2021, on the floor of Jezero Crater.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Fighting over market share with Volkswagen and Ford isn’t an expedient way to colonize Mars.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
The 141-foot-tall Neutron is an upgrade in scale: a medium-lift reusable rocket that burns liquid methane and oxygen designed to carry payloads up to 13,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit (LEO) and 1,500 kilograms for trips to Mars or Venus.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2025
Bruno Mars has 11; Kendrick Lamar has 10; ROSÉ and Sabrina Carpenter have eight each; and Ariana Grande and The Weeknd each have seven.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Good things come to you easily as Mars and Jupiter clash!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
While Steph participates in a Mars simulation project, her sister participates in an encampment of Indigenous activists, protesting Steph’s mission.
—Eliana Ramage
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
In real life, Nuñez is married to actor and writer Ursula Whittaker, who has appeared in several notable projects, including Veep, Grey's Anatomy and Veronica Mars.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The round trip to and from Mars is about 16 - 18 months, however an 18 month stay ON Mars is required for a favorable return trajectory.
—PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 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
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However, even high-quality 2D materials can have atomic defects, like missing sulfur or selenium atoms, which affect electrical behavior.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Marijuana may damage oocytes — unfertilized eggs in female ovaries — in ways researchers worry may lead to infertility, miscarriage and possible genetic defects in babies, new research has found.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This interaction damages skin cells and can trigger irritation, redness, stinging or burning.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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If the power outage is specific to your home, say a lightning strike damages your electrical system, things change.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Sep. 2025
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And of course, smaller incisions mean more inconspicuous scars.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The resulting human-capital and institutional scars persisted well into the reform era despite later rapid growth.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Farmers don’t typically grow pawpaws because the raw fruit spoils easily and is difficult to ship, according to the Kansas State University Extension Office.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 Aug. 2025
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This post spoils the entirety of My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2, specifically the finale.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If a dog that has not been officially declared dangerous severely injures or kills a person when unprovoked, authorities may confiscate the dog, and the dog’s owner is liable for the incident.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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This is an inflammatory condition in which swelling injures the optic nerve, disrupting the transmission of visual information from the eye to the brain.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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Gopher snakes tend to be tan-colored with large square brown blotches or saddles along their backs and smaller gray spots on their sides.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The object may slip or the line may blur, but what hurts more is the sense of exclusion.—
Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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As Dexter questions why Batista’s death hurts so much, Brian chastises his brother for listening to Harry too much.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Always pay your bills on time, ideally through automatic payments, to avoid late marks on your record.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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This marks carne asada's fourth return to the menu since it was originally introduced in 2019.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Mars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mars. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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