SCARRING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

scarring

verb

Definition of scarring

present participle of scar

as in bruising

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After tearing through the third rung of professional women’s tennis in 2024, the FFT awarded Boisson a wild card for that year’s French Open.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
According to the arrest report, Baker's husband told investigators that Baker struck him on the left side of his face with an open hand, then grabbed his head with both hands and bit into the right side of his ear, tearing off a portion of it.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of tearing

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The strikes hit 12 locations across Kyiv’s Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts, damaging residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Oracle, for its part, argues that Project Jupiter will create massive investment for the region without damaging the environment.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of damaging

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Two generations of viewers have now grown up consuming The Daily Show’s lacerating take on politics.

— Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
In the last year, Huston has broken his eye socket — twice — and his jaw, as well as lacerating his kidney, per posts on his social media.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2026

Definition of lacerating

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Across the country in Hawaii, Hurricane Lala grazed the state over the weekend, battering the islands with heavy rains and winds, but did not make landfall.

— Peter Weber, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
Esteban Ribovics proved to be too much for the Brazilian legend, battering him to a TKO loss and into retirement.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of battering

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The office of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah violated the ceasefire by attacking Israeli soldiers inside Lebanon, seriously wounding three.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
An airstrike destroyed a house in Ansar town, killing seven people and wounding three others on Saturday morning, NNA said.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of wounding

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This raised the possibility of improper interference with the Armenian electoral process, possibly also hurting reconciliation efforts between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

— Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Because that’s obviously hurting jobs and the film community in America.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurting

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