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
Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Standard techniques designed for straight hair may increase the risk of linear scars and low graft survival, which lends to an overall unnatural appearance.
—Lyssanoel Frater, Freep.com, 20 Feb. 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.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Yet for many families, the scars of incarceration remained, with rippling effects across generations.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Standard techniques designed for straight hair may increase the risk of linear scars and low graft survival, which lends to an overall unnatural appearance.
—Lyssanoel Frater, Freep.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
Crockett and her supporters are prying open fissures that will scar whichever candidate emerges.
—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
Verb
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To extract their minty flavor, bruise the leaves, then steep the mint sprigs in hot water (for the cake layers) and cook them in butter (for the frosting).—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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Look for cushioning in the shin, ankle, and toe box areas specifically, as this is where an unforgiving ski boot can batter, blister, and bruise you.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One agent was left bloodied by a rioter.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
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In the second period, after the Red Wings tied the game on Dylan Larkin’s power-play goal, Tkachuk was bloodied on a hit.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Armed with a pistol and a rifle, a man opened fire from outside the venue on the city’s bustling Sixth Street, killing two people and wounding 14 others, according to the Austin Police Department and the FBI’s San Antonio Division.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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There have been at least two other high-profile shootings in Austin's Sixth Street entertainment district within the past five years, including one in the summer of 2021 that left 14 people wounded.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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When the fire tore through Altadena in January 2025, Sidecca and a few other stores on the north side of Mariposa Street’s bustling Mariposa Junction survived, while the other half-block of businesses burned to the ground.—
Solvej Schou,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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That project caused sections of Conner Street from 14th Street to 6th Street to close while crews tore out 100-year-old subsurface brick and replaced it with asphalt and concrete.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Bernie was sleeping next to the wall, and two claws had caught him on the hand, gashing his thumb and tearing through the web of flesh between thumb and forefinger.—
Doris DeCleene,
Outdoor Life,
25 Feb. 2026
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The front lid appears to be barely hanging on by a thread, with cuts and gashes throughout.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The results are melodramatic and violent: Stroheim’s lacerating approach to the subject turns its champagne fantasy into bracing and eye-opening bitters.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
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In the process, one robber violently shoved the store’s octogenarian owner to the ground, police said, leaving him bloodied and lacerated from numerous shards of glass.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Florida man gored by bison at Yellowstone park A prominent wolf that lived among Yellowstone's most famous wolf pack is believed to have been illegally shot and killed just outside the park last month, according to wildlife experts.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Some homes almost disappeared, as if the atoms that had made them were gone, and many homes now partially stand, as if gored, or chewed on.—
Sharon Olds,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
Verb
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In Iran, multiple rounds of explosions were reported in Tehran, while patients were evacuated from a hospital in the north of the city on Sunday after it was badly damaged, according to Iranian state media.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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As a bonus, those seasons are ideal for planting a replacement shrub or re-establishing a lawn if it is damaged during the shrub removal.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Scar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scar. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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