SCARRING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

scarring

verb

Definition of scarring

present participle of scar

as in bruising

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Matas Buzelis beat him to the punch, tearing the ball out of the air and jamming it back into the basket with a dunk.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Watkins, who won the AP Player of the Year as a sophomore after tearing her ACL in the NCAA Tournament, is raring to go after sitting out last year while recovering from the injury.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of tearing

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Insects like ants and termites that might be drawn to a tempting tree stump can multiply and affect an entire property, potentially damaging healthy plant life directly and/or by spreading fungi or pathogens to nearby trees and plants.

— Steven John, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
Nationwide, vandals have filmed themselves on social media damaging or defacing Flock cameras.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 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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By studying Mars' moons, scientists hope to learn whether Phobos and Deimos formed in the aftermath of an ancient collision between Mars and a battering space rock.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Two of the strongest El Niños in the last 75 years, in 1982-83 and 1997-98, were associated with extensive damage to the Southern California coast, battering homes, flooding streets and damaging piers.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of battering

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Officials said apartment buildings and industrial infrastructure in three regions were targeted, wounding eight people.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Officials said that apartment buildings and industrial infrastructure in three regions were targeted, wounding eight people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of wounding

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