scars 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of scar
as in defects
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing the scars left by carelessly scratching the car door with one's keys

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scars

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noun (2)

plural of scar
as in cliffs
a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice at the next bend in the river, a scar of red sandstone steeply rises to over 100 feet

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scars

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scar
as in bruises

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Recent Examples of scars
Noun
Pasquantio’s right thumb has two scars, the latest the result of a right-hamate fracture that had sidelined him since June 14. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 The man appeared to be Hispanic, between 50 and 60 years old, with shoulder-length hair, 151 pounds and 5 feet 8 inches tall, with no tattoos or scars, the release said. — Theresa Clift july 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026 Platner, bearing the scars of his post-9/11 military service and the financial crisis, tapped into this idea. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 7 July 2026 Although Chicago had its issues with redlining and massive disinvestment that left generational scars on some primarily Black neighborhoods, the small town ethos held little sway over me. — Dawn M. Turner, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 Adding these impacts to the early Earth’s heat budget, though, proved rather challenging because Earth has a peculiar way of healing its scars. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026 Both cohorts carried, or are carrying, those entry-point scars. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026 By removing dead skin cells, the treatment can target discoloration, scars and wrinkles, revealing a brighter complexion soon after use. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026 The story explores how the characters navigate the emotional scars left by the war — and could lose everything, in the process. — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scars
  1. defects
  2. cliffs
  3. wounds
  4. blotches
  5. escarpments
  6. tears
  7. marks
  8. crags
Noun
  • Today, 67% of people insured through an employer – roughly 100 million Americans – are in these plans, making the law’s defects especially salient.
    — Miranda Yaver, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • As release velocity increases, defects compound faster than teams can notice.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of defects
Noun
  • The Great Hunger and subsequent Irish migrations still burden those scattered among cliffs and bogs; and when Tomás emerges from a wood, transformed by a mystical encounter, Liam must push them to finish their task.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
  • Unlike traditional alpine or freestyle events, freeride athletes compete on natural, ungroomed mountain terrain, selecting their own lines through cliffs, chutes and other natural features.
    — Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of cliffs
Verb
  • Chops, gouges, wounds it like the shadow grooves on the sidewalks—the sun is setting earlier.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Imperfect fleshly reality occupies the stage, the region where bones crack and wounds suppurate, schlumpy humans fall for each other, and jealousy roams murderously free.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of wounds
Noun
  • Verticillium wilt causes similar blotches and yellowing.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2026
  • Pine snakes can grow up to 56 inches in length, have black, brown, and russet scales with dark blotches along their backs, and are noted for having a pointed nose, which experts believe may help with burrowing.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Definition of blotches
Noun
  • Just as the sun prepared to sink beyond the escarpments, its rays struck every piece of the fractured glass resting on top of the window frames, alighting all of them at once, as if they were shot with electricity.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.
    — Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Definition of escarpments
Verb
  • Carter further complicates things in last week’s episode, when he drunkly tears an animal mount off the wall during Oreana’s grandmother’s big party at the 10-Petal Ranch.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026
  • As an example of how his platform would work, Wehmeyer pointed to processing insurance claims after a tornado tears through a house in Minnesota.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Definition of tears
Noun
  • Saturday’s grand opening marks the third Taco Bell Cantina to open in a mall, Roderick said, including a location at Westfield Oakridge Mall in San Jose.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
  • The altered version includes footage that zooms in on a figure that prosecutors said was Robinson and red marks that were added to the video.
    — Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of marks
Noun
  • That's why there are so few of us clinging to the crags of Mount Everest or decamping to Antarctica.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Coastal cliffs and crags are punctuated by black-sand beaches, and rich rain forests hide a towering volcanic cone.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of crags

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