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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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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Recent Examples of scars
Dawn M. Turner,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Both cohorts carried, or are carrying, those entry-point scars.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
By removing dead skin cells, the treatment can target discoloration, scars and wrinkles, revealing a brighter complexion soon after use.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
By removing dead skin cells, a chemical peel can address discoloration, scars and wrinkles, revealing a fresh, bright complexion almost immediately.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
The story explores how the characters navigate the emotional scars left by the war — and could lose everything, in the process.
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Janey Wetzel,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
South Africa on Tuesday faces a major test for a state already stretched and carrying the scars of violence from years prior.
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
For under-eyes, blemishes or small scars, a wand or pen is the right form factor.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
For seven-and-a-half years, Ladd had dealt with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive lung disease that stiffens and scars the lungs.
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Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
24 June 2026
Noun
Although Chicago had its issues with redlining and massive disinvestment that left generational scars on some primarily Black neighborhoods, the small town ethos held little sway over me.
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Dawn M. Turner,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Both cohorts carried, or are carrying, those entry-point scars.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
By removing dead skin cells, the treatment can target discoloration, scars and wrinkles, revealing a brighter complexion soon after use.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
By removing dead skin cells, a chemical peel can address discoloration, scars and wrinkles, revealing a fresh, bright complexion almost immediately.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
The story explores how the characters navigate the emotional scars left by the war — and could lose everything, in the process.
—
Janey Wetzel,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
South Africa on Tuesday faces a major test for a state already stretched and carrying the scars of violence from years prior.
—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
For under-eyes, blemishes or small scars, a wand or pen is the right form factor.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
For seven-and-a-half years, Ladd had dealt with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive lung disease that stiffens and scars the lungs.
—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scars
Noun
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Roughly one-third of congenital heart defects in children with Down syndrome resolve naturally, and many need only a minor intervention.
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These defects do not occur naturally but are created.
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California purchased the swath of rocky cliffs and windswept shoreline in the 1960s to expand the construction of Highway 1 and create a scenic viewpoint for highway travelers, according to a California Coastal Commission report.
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Instead of sheer cliffs and waterfalls, the landscape is open and often windswept.
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Chops, gouges, wounds it like the shadow grooves on the sidewalks—the sun is setting earlier.
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Imperfect fleshly reality occupies the stage, the region where bones crack and wounds suppurate, schlumpy humans fall for each other, and jealousy roams murderously free.
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Verticillium wilt causes similar blotches and yellowing.
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Pine snakes can grow up to 56 inches in length, have black, brown, and russet scales with dark blotches along their backs, and are noted for having a pointed nose, which experts believe may help with burrowing.
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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.
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This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.
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Carter further complicates things in last week’s episode, when he drunkly tears an animal mount off the wall during Oreana’s grandmother’s big party at the 10-Petal Ranch.
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As an example of how his platform would work, Wehmeyer pointed to processing insurance claims after a tornado tears through a house in Minnesota.
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George Washington, this nation’s first general, its inaugural president, the eponym of its capital city, left one of his most indelible marks on America from afar.
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It is consistently ranked the top barbecue restaurant inside Fort Worth by Texas Monthly magazine and in other ratings, although Goldee’s Barbecue near Kennedale and Dayne’s Craft Barbecue in Aledo get higher marks from most reviewers.
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That's why there are so few of us clinging to the crags of Mount Everest or decamping to Antarctica.
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Coastal cliffs and crags are punctuated by black-sand beaches, and rich rain forests hide a towering volcanic cone.
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