SCARRING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

scarring

verb

Definition of scarring

present participle of scar

as in bruising

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Selena Leoni When Dale Lewis’ grandmother Durene dies and her family gathers to host a traditional Jamaican wake, she is given nine nights to fulfill Durene’s secret dying wish – but at the risk of tearing her family apart.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2026
Jones signed a two-year, $88 million contract extension worth up to $100 million in March 2026, with the Colts showing him loyalty despite tearing his Achilles in Week 14 last season.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of tearing

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Two generations of viewers have now grown up consuming The Daily Show’s lacerating take on politics.

— Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
In the last year, Huston has broken his eye socket — twice — and his jaw, as well as lacerating his kidney, per posts on his social media.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2026

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An Osceola County deputy sheriff was arrested this week, accused of manhandling a 67-year-old woman and falsely charging her with battering him during an early-morning traffic stop, the Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
As the storm moved eastward into continental Europe, Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport warned travelers of cancellations and delays of flights to and from the busy aviation hub caused by strong winds that were battering the Netherlands.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of battering

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Russian drones struck six areas in the Dnipropetrovsk region, wounding three people in the city of Dnipro, regional administrator Oleksandr Hanzha said.

— Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
In the northeast city of Kharkiv, the regional administration said a Russian strike hit a medical facility, wounding 25 people and forcing the evacuation of around 200 patients.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of wounding

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The express trains would skip local stops in most communities, offering zero service to residents along the rail line while potentially hurting state and federal funding for existing systems such as the CTA and Metra that serve actual commuters.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Google's problem is that chatbots are becoming an alternative to search, leading consumers to click far fewer blue links and hurting Google's ad revenue.

— Ari Levy, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026

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