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
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Vonn's scars from destroying her leg in a horrific crash earlier this year were visible in the dress.
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Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
Around 50 million people worldwide live with this infection, and every year, about 242,000 people die, mostly because long‑term infection can scar the liver or lead to liver cancer.
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Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
19 Dec. 2025
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Noun
For under-eyes, blemishes or small scars, a wand or pen is the right form factor.
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Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Vonn's scars from destroying her leg in a horrific crash earlier this year were visible in the dress.
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Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Verb
Crockett and her supporters are prying open fissures that will scar whichever candidate emerges.
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Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
Around 50 million people worldwide live with this infection, and every year, about 242,000 people die, mostly because long‑term infection can scar the liver or lead to liver cancer.
—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scar
Noun
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Equipped with onboard sensors, ANYmal scans equipment for structural defects, overheating, and gas leaks without human supervision.
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Federal bridge inspections – rooted in National Bridge Inspection Standards mandated by Congress in 1968 – exist because past failures showed that small defects can threaten large structures.
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An operation began using a California Highway Patrol helicopter and the Fire Department's cliff rescue and heavy rescue units, the post said.
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For outdoor enthusiasts, the system now features excursions like the trek up the Eiðiskollur cliffs towering above the northern village of Eiði.
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Fruits such as strawberries and raspberries have a narrow harvest window and can bruise easily during picking, transportation and storage.
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Some varieties of slicing cucumbers have very tender skins and bruise easily.
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Pine snakes can grow up to 56 inches in length, have black, brown, and russet scales with dark blotches along their backs, and are noted for having a pointed nose, which experts believe may help with burrowing.
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Inadequate iron causes young leaves to appear yellow with green veins, while magnesium deficiency causes blotches or spots on older leaves.
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The tents are perched on top of escarpment with views of the TK below.
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Which means the 4,092-square-kilometer area between the high, forested escarpment and the wide stretches of the Zambezi River is still pretty untouched.
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Jones found success using a left hook to the body followed by a straight right hand down the middle that bloodied Gualtieri’s nose.
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Perry won the welterweight matchup on a doctor's stoppage after bloodying Diaz.
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Raphina signaled for Brazil's medical team to take a look at him at the 39-minute-mark and was substituted off in favor of Rayan quickly.
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Now, Perez sits just five homers shy of breaking Brett’s all-time franchise mark for home runs as a Royal.
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The optical illusion reminded early settlers of the blockades of wooden stakes, or palisades, built around forts to ward off threats.
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Today, visitors can walk inside the palisade walls, watch a film in the King’s Storehouse, hear cannon and musket firings, and explore barracks, houses, a church and other structures that interpret a year‑round community of roughly 200–300 people and a much larger seasonal population.
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“Scar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scar. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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