Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarring
Verb
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In addition, writing with them required great concentration to avoid splattering ink or tearing the paper with the sharp metal nib.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025 -
After tearing through the Bahamas, Melissa will accelerate into the Atlantic Ocean, potentially impacting Bermuda by Thursday and Friday.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Many on the left have been in an uproar of late, accusing Trump of damaging White House history as construction begins on a new White House ballroom.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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People have filmed themselves shaving their heads, damaging property, ripping up passports and setting themselves on fire, The Sun reported, citing Ekaterina Mizulina, head of the Safe Internet League.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The songs are at times over-the-top, at others lacerating in their introspection about everything from the anxiety of aging to the anguished choice to terminate a pregnancy.—
Adam Bradley Luis Alberto Rodriguez Carlos Nazario,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Waves battering the east coast of North Carolina have brought down four more houses in Buxton in the Outer Banks, according to the National Park Service.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Several low-pressure systems are battering Alaska this week.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The most jarring example is the June 20, 2021 massacre in Richmond, where SSL-502 members allegedly opened fire at a house party where people were celebrating the Guatemalan Summer Solstice, killing three and wounding four.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Williams shot two, police say, wounding one and killing Comeaux.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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The resumption of student loan payments, high inflation and a tough job market are key factors hurting young borrowers.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The ravages of loneliness are especially hurting people with disabilities.—
Joni Eareckson Tada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Scarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarring. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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