scathes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of scathe
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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scathes

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noun

plural of scathe
as in burns

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scathes
  1. attacks
  2. burns
  3. slams
  4. damages
  5. scolds
  6. scars
  7. abuses
  8. harms
Verb
  • At the same time, in the real world, Lisa wakes up and attacks Thomas and Paladin, using her new, uh, nanobot powers?
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic (long-term) autoimmune condition in which your immune system attacks healthy tissues, causing joint pain, swelling, and stiffness.
    — Health Editorial Team, HEALTH, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of attacks
Noun
  • By comparison, minor electrode burns are the primary side effect sometimes reported from at-home tDCS devices—not nothing, but less disruptive to daily life than antidepressant medications, for instance.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Those two burns, at altitudes around 115 miles (185 kilometers), took place more than an hour after lift-off and allowed the Orion capsule to break free from Earth's gravity and head for the moon.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of burns
Verb
  • One recent ad featuring an Epstein survivor, and targeted at Kansas Republican Roger Marshall, slams the incumbent senator’s September 2025 vote to block a procedural measure that would have released the Epstein files.
    — Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 28 Oct. 2026
  • There’s seat-shaking violence in how the whale breaches the surface and slams its weight back down (the crafty sound design is by James Miller) and body horror in its claustrophobic, spongy inner chambers.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of slams
Noun
  • The club remained closed after the shooting, and the filing seeks $1 million in damages.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • General assertions of lost profits, out-of-pocket expenses and reputational harm did not satisfy the requirement to plead special damages, Gayles wrote.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of damages
Verb
  • In a video shared by De La Espriella’s office Tuesday, the president scolds some of the suspects captured by police.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In a video shared by De la Espriella’s office Tuesday, the president scolds some of the suspects captured by police.
    — Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of scolds
Noun
  • 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
Definition of scars
Verb
  • Anyone who repeatedly abuses AI tools may soon find Claude giving them the silent treatment.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Detectives will continue investigating these cases aggressively, and anyone who abuses their position with a child will be held accountable.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of abuses
Noun
  • Mangione’s lawyers say the harms addressed in the state and federal cases are one and the same.
    — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2026
  • But this privilege only further highlights the deep harms caused by inadequate funding for our schools.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of harms
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