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
All of us who survived the pandemic — and this is all of us who remember it — carry its scars. — Alessandra Hirsch, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Matchwinner Jamal Lowe was one of the few to carry the scars of last season. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 But as the physical scars began to heal and fade, the mental ones remained fresh. — Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 In a bitter twist, the photographs themselves, installed a month ago, portray scars left from a major 2016 fire in Sicily’s Pantelleria Island National Park. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Because there are rarely visible scars, many survivors are told their symptoms are psychological or, worse, imaginary. — Daile Zhang, The Conversation, 10 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 Forced to face her first love and her own guilt, Yazz must consider whether old wounds can truly heal or only leave scars. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 The unfinished tower becomes a space where economic violence and psychological scars take form. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scars
  1. defects
  2. cliffs
  3. wounds
  4. blotches
  5. escarpments
  6. tears
  7. marks
  8. crags
Noun
  • Colorado law gives condominium owners up to eight years after a building is finished to sue over construction defects, and the insurance costs that follow have long pushed developers toward building apartments instead.
    — Solomon Greene, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Since the hazardous incident, the company added technology like digital inspection portals that examine equipment for defects, along with a similar system for wheels.
    — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of defects
Noun
  • Big Bend National Park, Texas — The towering cliffs, jagged mountain tops, and punishing desert climate of the Big Bend region in Texas have long proved to be the best barrier the United States could have with Mexico.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The park was scheduled to open last year, but was delayed when winter rains caused two major landslides along its cliffs, requiring significant shoring up to keep an emergency access route open.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cliffs
Verb
  • The kitchen wounds him, heals him, and becomes his crucible of faith.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 July 2026
  • The Atlanta Games are later marred by the Centennial Olympic Park bombing that kills Alice Hawthorne, wounds 111 others.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of wounds
Noun
  • Crews are also using steam to remove blotches of chewing gum, which have turned black over time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The next morning, a galaxy of itchy red bumps and blotches stretched from my shoulder to my hip.
    — Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Definition of blotches
Noun
  • 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
  • This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.
    — Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Definition of escarpments
Verb
  • In a sense, the proof shows that a world in which love never returns is a world whose geometry tears itself apart—assuming, of course, the proof holds up.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of wiping firmware, an adversary nudges a setpoint, edits a protection parameter, distorts a sensor feed—or shows the operator a calm screen while the equipment tears itself apart.
    — Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of tears
Noun
  • Both marks constitute world records for disciplines that became official distances only in January, governing body World Athletics said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Whenever possible, experts recommend checking for original hardware, construction details, maker’s marks, and documentation before paying a premium.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 14 Aug. 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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