as in attacks
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
newspaper cartoonists scathed the lecherous governor with a series of cruel caricatures
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scathes
Verb
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Dennis tries to hug Roman, but Roman attacks him, punching him multiple times before leaving the hotel room.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025 -
After Wednesday disables the machine with an axe, Isaac’s ability no longer works, and Thing attacks him.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The only safe way to get real fires was laying gas lines and creating gas burns, without releasing any particles in the air that would potentially cause a forest fire.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Exposure to Cs-137 alone can cause burns, acute radiation sickness, cancer, and death.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The judge declined to grant substantial monetary damages to the husband, however.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
10 Sep. 2025
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The complaint says McNeil suffered a range of injuries from the incident, including a concussion, and seeks $200,000 in damages.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The steep new parking surcharge slams the brakes on that, hitting both visitors and the workers who would have served them.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Except Steven gets in a car wreck in episode two of season three, and trauma slams Belly and Jeremiah back together.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the scars from that era are still very much present in society, and the son, Im Dong-hwan, represents the youth of today who are trying to come to terms with that generational complexity and its legacy.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Extensive research in the past few years has shown that the scars of redlining persist, particularly in terms of poorer health outcomes for residents of those areas.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One of the harms and dangers facing the country is precisely this state of 'no war, no peace,' which is not good.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Those not chronically online might instinctively recoil at the term brain rot, with its vaguely gory connotations, especially as concern about the potential harms of social media for adolescents mounts.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Scathes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scathes. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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