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

2 of 2

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
  • Meanwhile, donning night-vision giggles, Knoxville gleefully attacks them with trash can lids and tasers.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Yellow-legged hornets, an invasive species that attacks honeybee colonies, have been spotted in North Carolina for the first time.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of attacks
Noun
  • At least 11 people were injured, the coalition said on X, including a 4-year-old child faced with second-degree burns.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Besides clearing pollutants from the air, aloe vera plants can also soothe burns and sunburn thanks to thick sap in their spiky leaves.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of burns
Verb
  • Or father, for that matter, especially after Sebastiano repeatedly slams his son’s head against a sink.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This is happening as a demographic shift to an older, grayer population slams Colorado.
    — Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
Definition of slams
Noun
  • The family is seeking general damages, special and economic damages, and wrongful damages.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Over the weekend, Tehran submitted its own set of new demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which included complete compensation for damages wrought by the president’s bombing campaigns.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of damages
Verb
  • Someone else scolds the offender.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
  • Inspired by This Is Spinal Tap, Cundieff makes quick work of lambasting the casual misogyny and homophobia ingrained in hardcore rap, but also of the media scolds unable to parse the message of the music.
    — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
Definition of scolds
Noun
  • The disease can lead to scars or lesions, which may slow or block signals from the brain.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The silky, buildable formula camouflages all things acne scars, dark circles, and other blemishes without looking thick or cakey.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of scars
Verb
  • Before more cameras appear, your community deserves clear answers about who can search the records, how long the data stays available and what happens when someone abuses access.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • New York City’s child welfare agency routinely abuses its emergency power to take children from their parents without a court order, creating lifelong consequences for families, a new class-action lawsuit seeking to end the practice alleged Thursday.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Definition of abuses
Noun
  • Of the ongoing, cumulative, and irreversible harms to the environment, Roberts said nothing.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Kennedy has also sought to personally reform the agency’s vaccine policy, firing all 17 of its vaccine advisers and replacing them with his own picks, many of whom have questioned the benefit of vaccines while exaggerating their harms.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of harms
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