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
Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The emotional toll of surviving a gunshot wound Dewey never tried to hide the scars.
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Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
24 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
This is where the doctor will take a strip of your donor hair and this will leave a strip-like scar on the back of your head.
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Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The emotional toll of surviving a gunshot wound Dewey never tried to hide the scars.
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Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
24 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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Conducted at Longcheer Technology’s electronics manufacturing facility, the robots carried out tasks including tablet inspection, defect sorting, and material transport without interruption.
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Roughly one-third of congenital heart defects in children with Down syndrome resolve naturally, and many need only a minor intervention.
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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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Verticillium wilt causes similar blotches and yellowing.
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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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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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Supporters — many of them wearing Colombia’s yellow and red colors — rushed the gates at the home stadium of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, leaving fans terrified and bloodied as security struggled to contain the rush.
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Supporters — many of them wearing Colombia’s yellow and red colors — rushed the gates at the home stadium of the NFL's Miami Dolphins, leaving fans terrified and bloodied as security struggled to contain the rush.
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The Mega Millions jackpot blew past the half-billion-dollar mark ahead of the Tuesday, June 30, drawing, reaching $511 million with a cash value of $231 million.
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The roughly 30-minute experience marks Night School’s first major horror title under Netflix following the studio’s 2021 acquisition and projects including Oxenfree II and the Black Mirror tie-in Thronglets.
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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 2 Jul. 2026.
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