scarring

present participle of scar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarring
Verb
  • The Broncos were starting to find their groove in the run game before Sunday’s flop, a concern since the step back came in the first game without Ben Powers, who is expected to miss at least two months after tearing his biceps.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • But together, the father and daughter started tearing the old Jeep apart, gutting the interior.
    Laura Lane, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That damaging psychic weight of insecurity and self-blame seeps into our society and politics, where polls show a stubborn and longtime trend of declining faith in a better future.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Several police officers reported that rioters were forcibly removing and damaging their equipment.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • More than half of New Jersey's coastline is still at risk of major flooding, the most severe classification through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), amid a vicious coastal storm battering the East Coast.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In recent weeks, Russia has been battering Ukraine’s energy sector, launching large-scale aerial attacks on energy plants.
    Zach LaChance, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Twelve years after the Kewaunee Power Station shuttered, wounding the local economy, owner EnergySolutions is seeking government approval to build a new nuclear plant at the site — and is trying to buy hundreds of acres of farmland around it.
    Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Days after a gunman drove a truck into a Grand Blanc Township church and opened fire on worshippers, killing four people and wounding eight, hundreds gathered in Flint for a community safety briefing focused on crisis response and prevention in houses of worship.
    Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Most economists take the opposite view, saying the currency is too strong and hurting Argentina’s competitiveness.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Among those hurting Saturday was Janie Brown, who sought comfort at a prayer vigil at a chapel in McEwen, Tennessee.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Scarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarring. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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