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
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
As approximately 96% of adult manatees bear scars from watercraft strikes, this remains a serious issue for the species.
—Elizabeth Neville, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 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
One picture shows him with an oxygen mask, another his torso full of scars.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
As approximately 96% of adult manatees bear scars from watercraft strikes, this remains a serious issue for the species.
—Elizabeth Neville, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 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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The minutiae of his substitution pattern at the beginning of a game wouldn’t bruise his ego, his insatiable yearning to shoot the basketball that Denver desperately needed.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Kings played without Russell Westbrook (quad bruise).—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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He was bloodied in the first half, literally giving blood and sweat to complete the goal.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2026
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The photo of Hughes, bloodied without some teeth with an American flag draped over his shoulders, has quickly become historic.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Emirates Global Aluminium confirmed an Iranian attack wounded several and caused significant damage to its plant.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2026
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In a post on X accompanied by photos of wounded children, Fitrat said that preliminary figures indicated that one person had been killed and 16 others were wounded, mostly women and children.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Carefully peel away parchment from bottom of cake (start from a long side where it might be embedded in the cake and pull gently to avoid tearing the cake); discard.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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Trump posted footage of the strike on Truth Social, in an uncaptioned video that shows explosions tearing through the night sky.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Both exploited weaknesses in the Rams defense, with Saquon Barkley gashing it in 2024 and Sam Darnold attacking its outside cornerbacks last season.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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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
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
Verb
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By the end of the story, characters have been shot, pierced by arrows, gored by a deer, and nearly burned to death in a barn fire.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, an 83-year-old woman was severely injured after being gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service said.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In a social media post on Monday morning, Kuwait said a service building at a power generation and water desalination plant were damaged in an attack Sunday evening, killing one worker.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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At least 12 residents have been displaced after a three-alarm fire heavily damaged five homes in Pittsburgh's Bloomfield neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Scar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scar. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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