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
Matt Romano, chief of response for Sector San Juan, showed reporters scars all over his forearms from rescuing people from a rocky shelf on Monito. — Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026 The illness is often treated by an ablation, a minimally invasive procedure that creates scars in parts of the heart to help maintain a normal heart rhythm. — ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026 The duo inaugurated their second clinic in September, adding two exclusive offerings, a Vbeam laser that targets red marks and a Fraxel laser that helps reduce indented acne scars, to its service menu. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026 But Stephanie and Sebastian Trotter still carry the scars of the day. — Cengiz Yar, ProPublica, 3 Nov. 2026 About 50 people expressed interest, Schiffmacher told the New York Times, but many had scars or birthmarks that would interfere with the design. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 2 Nov. 2026 The robotic surgery leaves smaller scars and increases sensation while offering faster recovery than a traditional procedure. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026 Authorities said investigators worked with Child Protective Services and a Child Advocacy Center and documented scars that were consistent with portions of the children's accounts. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Like other firs, the needlelike leaves of the oyamel fir grow directly from the branch, and the needles’ bases, which are shaped like suction cups, leave conspicuous circular scars when the leaves fall. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scars
  1. defects
  2. cliffs
  3. wounds
  4. blotches
  5. escarpments
  6. tears
  7. marks
  8. crags
Noun
  • That distinction matters because grain boundaries and defects can affect how efficiently heat and electrical charge move through a material.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The father contends it was also created by ChatGPT’s and OpenAI’s defects.
    — Julia Coin November 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of defects
Noun
  • Most likely appreciate the great green cliffs of the Palisades Interstate Park beneath it.
    — Remy Schwartz, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • There is Monito Island, a small mesa that protrudes from the Caribbean, and the larger Mona Island, about seven miles of rocky cliffs and sandy beaches.
    — Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of cliffs
Verb
  • Penal Code 597 states that any person who who maliciously and intentionally maims, mutilates, tortures, or wounds a living animal is guilty of a crime.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The kitchen wounds him, heals him, and becomes his crucible of faith.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 July 2026
Definition of wounds
Noun
  • Juveniles can be distinguished by their dark facial bands and gray or tan body patterned with black or brown blotches.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Crews are also using steam to remove blotches of chewing gum, which have turned black over time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of blotches
Noun
  • Their reconstruction suggests that the Grand Canyon region once sat near an ancient continental margin in a position comparable to modern great escarpments found in places such as South Africa and Brazil.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of escarpments
Verb
  • But as measles tears through many of their hometowns in central Pennsylvania, the national conversation has become paradoxically politically charged.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Following her father’s unexpected death, Carrie enters the public high school ecosystem and is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of tears
Noun
  • Hepburn’s highest marks came in the area of student achievement, with board members noting that the district is A-rated for the third year and had no D or F schools this year.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Acer laptop earned top marks in both the Cinebench and Geekbench single-core CPU tests, and came in a respectable second place for the Cinebench multi-core and HandBrake video conversion tests.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of marks
Noun
  • Here, outdoor enthusiasts can experience the raging Potomac River and the rocky crags of Great Falls.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of crags

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“Scars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scars. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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