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
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
More on cystic acne: Cystic acne can cause pain, shame and lasting scars.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
The physician noted scarring on Trump’s right ear, obtained during the first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July, 2024.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
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Noun
McIlroy's scars at Augusta National go way back, all the way back to his final-round 80 in 2011.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
More on cystic acne: Cystic acne can cause pain, shame and lasting scars.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
It’s buried by a long series of attacks that have scarred the past quarter century, like 9/11, the Boston marathon bombing, and mass shootings.
—Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
The physician noted scarring on Trump’s right ear, obtained during the first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July, 2024.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scar
Verb
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Ramsay takes on the rigorous regimen just 10 months after a serious biking accident in Connecticut last June that left his ribs heavily bruised.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Johnson is a bruising back who shows a strong understanding of how to read blockers.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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For its makers, that’s where the magic is April 15, 2025 Later, checking the bear traps, however, Yuri encounters a big-eared baby ochi cowering in a hole, its hind leg bloodied.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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One group pulled the body of young boy from the rubble, his body limp and his face bloodied.—
Kareem Khadder and Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Three people were wounded in a brazen knife attack Monday evening at the Linden Houses in Brooklyn, police said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Three young teens were wounded overnight in a drive-by shooting on the South Side in the Chatham neighborhood, Chicago police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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After Hurricane Helene tore through the region last fall, a resilient community came together to bring it back to life.—
Barbara Kingsolver,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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The picture smacks you with mini-LED punch, deep contrast, and a 144 Hz refresh that keeps Valorant razor-smooth while AMD FreeSync stomps tearing.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps no other unit in football was more gashed by injuries this season, and by December the ramifications in Detroit started to show.—
Zak Keefer,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Akhmad, another plaintiff who like many Indonesians uses one name, said he was forced to continue working after a load of fish fell on his leg, gashing it through to the bone and filling his boot with blood.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Boston beat Orlando 103-86 and Cleveland blew out Miami, 121-100 in Game 1 of their respective series.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Cavaliers blow out Heat to take Game 1 The No. 1 seeded Cleveland Cavaliers got off to an auspicious start in their NBA title quest, blowing out the Miami Heat 121-100 to take Game 1 at Rocket Arena in Ohio.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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The accident broke both her legs, lacerated her liver, damaged her colon, severed an artery in her right leg, and collapsed her lung.—
Jordan Rau,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2025
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On the Better Business Bureau’s website, 939 customer reviews give the company an average 1.28 rating out of 5, offering lacerating complaints about dirty and broken equipment, delivery delays, nightmarish customer service, improper billings, and harassing sales and collection calls.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
10 Mar. 2025
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Hollywood has never been shy about mixing brash nationalism with over-the-top violence, a tendency best displayed in The Patriot when Mel Gibson rallies the Continental Army troops by waving a Betsy Ross flag, then uses that same flag to gore Jason Isaacs’s horse.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Their violence — in medieval bestiaries, unicorns are regularly said to have beef with elephants and take them down by goring their bellies — is contrasted with their gentleness towards maidens and innate understanding of purity.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Scar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scar. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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