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
Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Use Vulnerable Anecdotes Use anecdotes that show your scars, not just your successes.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
And of course, smaller incisions mean more inconspicuous scars.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Kershaw took the mound at the Giants’ waterfront ballpark Saturday night as a 37-year-old with surgery scars and a dad bod.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
For them, domestic violence is a daily toll that takes over their lives, tears apart their families, and leaves lasting scars on themselves, their children, and their community.
—Marni Rose McFall King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Thanks to honey’s antibacterial and antioxidant properties, this ritual also helps with acne scars, cleansing, and moisturizing, which feels like a bit of magic passed down from one generation to the next.
—Natasha López, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
But the scars from that era are still very much present in society, and the son, Im Dong-hwan, represents the youth of today who are trying to come to terms with that generational complexity and its legacy.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Extensive research in the past few years has shown that the scars of redlining persist, particularly in terms of poorer health outcomes for residents of those areas.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Use Vulnerable Anecdotes Use anecdotes that show your scars, not just your successes.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
And of course, smaller incisions mean more inconspicuous scars.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Kershaw took the mound at the Giants’ waterfront ballpark Saturday night as a 37-year-old with surgery scars and a dad bod.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
For them, domestic violence is a daily toll that takes over their lives, tears apart their families, and leaves lasting scars on themselves, their children, and their community.
—Marni Rose McFall King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Thanks to honey’s antibacterial and antioxidant properties, this ritual also helps with acne scars, cleansing, and moisturizing, which feels like a bit of magic passed down from one generation to the next.
—Natasha López, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
But the scars from that era are still very much present in society, and the son, Im Dong-hwan, represents the youth of today who are trying to come to terms with that generational complexity and its legacy.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Extensive research in the past few years has shown that the scars of redlining persist, particularly in terms of poorer health outcomes for residents of those areas.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
My top-surgery scars are tattooed over, the suture marks no longer visible.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Use Vulnerable Anecdotes Use anecdotes that show your scars, not just your successes.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
And of course, smaller incisions mean more inconspicuous scars.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Kershaw took the mound at the Giants’ waterfront ballpark Saturday night as a 37-year-old with surgery scars and a dad bod.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
For them, domestic violence is a daily toll that takes over their lives, tears apart their families, and leaves lasting scars on themselves, their children, and their community.
—Marni Rose McFall King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Thanks to honey’s antibacterial and antioxidant properties, this ritual also helps with acne scars, cleansing, and moisturizing, which feels like a bit of magic passed down from one generation to the next.
—Natasha López, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
But the scars from that era are still very much present in society, and the son, Im Dong-hwan, represents the youth of today who are trying to come to terms with that generational complexity and its legacy.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Extensive research in the past few years has shown that the scars of redlining persist, particularly in terms of poorer health outcomes for residents of those areas.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
My top-surgery scars are tattooed over, the suture marks no longer visible.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Use Vulnerable Anecdotes Use anecdotes that show your scars, not just your successes.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
And of course, smaller incisions mean more inconspicuous scars.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Kershaw took the mound at the Giants’ waterfront ballpark Saturday night as a 37-year-old with surgery scars and a dad bod.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
For them, domestic violence is a daily toll that takes over their lives, tears apart their families, and leaves lasting scars on themselves, their children, and their community.
—Marni Rose McFall King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Thanks to honey’s antibacterial and antioxidant properties, this ritual also helps with acne scars, cleansing, and moisturizing, which feels like a bit of magic passed down from one generation to the next.
—Natasha López, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
But the scars from that era are still very much present in society, and the son, Im Dong-hwan, represents the youth of today who are trying to come to terms with that generational complexity and its legacy.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Extensive research in the past few years has shown that the scars of redlining persist, particularly in terms of poorer health outcomes for residents of those areas.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scars
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Set against Mumbai’s relentless pulse, their delicate connection faces tests as personal histories, desires, and wounds resurface.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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No policy wounds Tibetan dignity more profoundly than attempts to co-opt its spiritual and institutional heart.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Because a society that sees others as less than human is a society that eventually tears itself apart.—
Mark Kassen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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In this kind of system, scientists theorize that the black hole tears the neutron star apart before swallowing it, which releases electromagnetic waves.—
Chad Hanna,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Heupel spreads out his receivers in an attempt to spread out the defense, then gashes them with the run.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The pictures show scars and gashes around the dog's snout.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Scars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scars. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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