scarring

verb

Definition of scarringnext
present participle of scar
as in bruising

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  1. tearing
  2. damaging
  3. lacerating
  4. battering
  5. wounding
  6. hurting
Verb
  • The bit caught a pipe strap and wrenched him off a ladder, tearing off his thumb and mangling his hand.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • That, however, shouldn’t take away from something quite impressive in that Bell, less than 11 months removed from tearing his ACL, looks to be rounding into form.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of tearing
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  • The kingdom acknowledged on Tuesday that two of its airports were attacked, leaving three lightly injured and damaging the facilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Those concerns deserve to be heard, but damaging property is not the answer.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Oct. 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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  • That’s because there has been so much flooding, erosion, and battering by extreme winds, and an increasing number of severe and destructive storms.
    — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to coastal and tidal flooding, coastal erosion will also be a concern due to the long duration of rough surf battering the beaches.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of battering
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  • In January 2002, Wafa Idris died in Jerusalem while killing one man and wounding about 50 people.
    — Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Shots were fired into multiple houses, killing Flax and wounding an adult, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of wounding
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  • But there is another factor at play hurting the Democratic Party’s public voter registration that may not necessarily translate to people voting for Republican candidates on their ballots.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Janie wouldn't be selling anything or hurting anyone, and RushTok naturally draws high traffic and has a low barrier to entry for new creators.
    — Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
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“Scarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarring. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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