SCARRING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

scarring

verb

Definition of scarring

present participle of scar

as in bruising

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Nabers, 23, suffered the injury last September, tearing his ACL and requiring a full meniscus repair.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
The moves came less than 24 hours after the Twins bolstered the bullpen by trading for Minter, a steady lefty who should help mitigate the loss of Anthony Banda, who underwent season-ending surgery after tearing his lat muscle on June 28.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of tearing

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Reinforcements dispatched to the scene were ambushed en route, damaging an armored personnel carrier before officers fought back, according to the statement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
But what if there was another way to block Flock cameras that didn’t involve damaging public property?

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 July 2026

Definition of damaging

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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

Definition of lacerating

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Its forces are battering Iran’s coast – military installations, bridges, airports, port facilities – to neutralise the Iranian military’s hold on the strait.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 25 July 2026
Because of battering wind shear, the convective storms typical of the center of a cyclone are in a band over the Gulf to Bertha's south and southeast.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of battering

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Peshawar, PakistanAP — A suicide bomber targeted protesters at an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 14 people, mostly civilians and police officers, and wounding more than two dozen others, officials said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Police are searching for the gunman who opened fire inside a Walmart in Delaware County on Friday night, wounding an employee and sending shoppers scrambling for safety.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of wounding

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Inflation is still hurting many working families nationwide, but in metro areas like Seattle, the pain is even more acute.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
In 1983, the NBA faced a far more daunting future than the NCAA does now, with revenue gaps endangering teams and unchecked free agency hurting the game’s image.

— Charles Grantham, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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