scarring

present participle of scar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarring
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the storm is battering the west coast of Cuba.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Strong swells with waves between 13 and 20 feet have been battering the southern coasts of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, and Guantánamo provinces, according to the Institute.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nidal Hasan committed a mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, killing 13 people and wounding more than 30.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • However, the disbursements are expected to be delayed, likely hurting consumer spending this month.
    Sean Conlon,Pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2025
  • This week's episode began with the announcement that Elaine Hendrix, star of the 1998 version of The Parent Trap, would be unable to compete in the competition that evening, after hurting her rib during rehearsals the same morning.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Scarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarring. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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