scarred

Definition of scarrednext
past tense of scar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarred
Verb
  • Supporters — many of them wearing Colombia’s yellow and red colors — rushed the gates at the home stadium of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, leaving fans terrified and bloodied as security struggled to contain the rush.
    NBC News, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • Supporters — many of them wearing Colombia’s yellow and red colors — rushed the gates at the home stadium of the NFL's Miami Dolphins, leaving fans terrified and bloodied as security struggled to contain the rush.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Evanston police found that Williams was injured after being battered by the two men for whom police were first called.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Despite those numbers, LAHSA’s reputation has been battered by some highly critical assessments.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Residential buildings were badly damaged in the assault, leaving people trapped in multi-story apartment blocks and an entire family that was killed pulled from the rubble, while cars were seen burning on city streets.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • As a bonus, those seasons are ideal for planting a replacement shrub or re-establishing a lawn if it is damaged during the shrub removal.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • They are lacerated by propellers.
    Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
  • Some of the women were bleeding from their reproductive organs, while others had blood dripping from slashes on their breasts, their bodies having been lacerated with a sharp instrument.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Khamenei’s 56-year-old son Mojtaba, who was wounded in the attack that killed his father, was appointed the new supreme leader in March but has not been seen in public or even issued an audio statement since then.
    Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • Another 21 were wounded in the explosion at a popular cafe near the capital's main judicial complex, which was often frequented by lawyers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • In a later post on Telegram, Klitschko said Kyiv also came under ballistic missile attack, with five people injured in one of the central districts.
    Reuters, NBC news, 2 July 2026
  • The Tacoma Fire Department (TFD) later said no firefighters or residents were injured.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Instead people voted with their wallets and not a single person was harmed except maybe some marketing guys getting a tongue lashing.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • Point by point, O’Donnell debunks the arguments in A Sudden Flicker of Light, David Thomson’s new book about how cinema has harmed society.
    Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • But many Catholics, including conservative and traditional ones, are opposed to the consecrations, viewing them as an act of severe disobedience to the pope that hurts the church.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • But many Catholics not in Econe, including conservative and traditional ones, opposed the consecrations as an act of severe disobedience that hurts the church.
    Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
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“Scarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarred. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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