scarring

Definition of scarringnext
present participle of scar

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • That would be an enormous lift to Green Bay’s offense, as Kraft was having an All-Pro level season in 2025 before tearing his ACL.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Lee, who relieved fans by hitting his old high notes on night one, sounded even stronger on night two, gleefully tearing into the most challenging corners of their catalog.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Elsewhere in Times Square, officers moved in after a crowd began damaging a parked school bus, tearing off part of its hood, CNN’s Mark Morales reported.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • When guests feel misled — even unintentionally — brands pay through lower return rates, weaker relationships, greater skepticism, and damaging reviews.
    Teresa Mackintosh, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • That biography took the form of a dark romance between the self-lacerating Louis and his fiercely loving but brutal maker, Lestat, filtered through the former’s brooding subjectivity.
    Judy Berman, Time, 2 June 2026
  • The industry’s issues have come up in debates and on the campaign trail, certainly, but perhaps not so much as challenger (and ex-reality TV villain) Spencer Pratt’s lacerating AI videos about Bass’ role in last year’s devastating Pacific Palisades fires.
    David Bloom, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • The search for a teenage girl swept away by a big wave while walking on a Southern California beach expanded Wednesday as high surf kept battering the coast.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026
  • Prosecutors declined to file charges and Saenz was later granted a permanent restraining order against that ex-boyfriend, according to court records, after he was convicted of battering and strangling her.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Earlier in the month, Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal at Kuwait’s main airport, killing one person and wounding dozens.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 7 June 2026
  • Last week, Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal at Kuwait's main airport, killing one person and wounding dozens.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • The uncertainty is not only rattling European allies worried about the message being sent to Russia, but also risks hurting morale among American troops -- some of whom had their rotations canceled shortly before departure -- and comes as the Army budget is already strained.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
  • Learning to coexist with these little animals sometimes is the best method, especially if any damage is minimal and not ultimately hurting your garden in a major way.
    Molly Burford, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
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“Scarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarring. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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