scarifying

present participle of scarify

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarifying
Verb
  • Instances of swatting have been plaguing the nation for years, with fake shooting threats frightening the public and forcing schools, hospitals, grocery stores, office buildings, and airports into temporary lockdowns.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Unlike other security systems that passively report break-ins to customers or police, Sauron security agents are constantly monitoring to provide real-time incident responses such as watching and scaring away a would-be robber via their speaker system.
    Victoria Feng, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Wednesday takes Enid’s Driver’s Ed lesson to go there, scaring the instructor.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the same day, 100 cyclists, e-bike and dirt bike riders took over a Boston highway, terrifying local drivers.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The tonal whiplash you experience at that point, the sense that Barbarian can be genuinely terrifying one moment and weirdly funny the next, is what transformed the film into a cult hit.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Scarifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarifying. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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