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adjective

as in damaged

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verb

past tense of scathe

as in attacked

to criticize harshly and usually publicly newspaper cartoonists scathed the lecherous governor with a series of cruel caricatures

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Verb

At Fendi’s spring-summer 1993 show, Banks sported a blunt cut blonde wig which scathed her black brows. — Essence, 4 Dec. 2025

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Rypkema said the region could look to San Antonio’s Under 1 Roof program, which provides low- to moderate-income homeowners with one-time grants of up to $19,000 to fix worn or damaged roofs.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
There are some health concerns related to PTFE coatings when misused, damaged or excessively heated.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of damaged

Verb

The men were returning to camp when their white armored Toyota Land Cruiser was attacked by members of the two Haitian gangs.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
After Israel accepted its meager portion, Arabs attacked and retained a significant part of the land that was to be divided between Jews and Arabs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of attacked

Adjective

The wounded soldier, who serves with Ukraine’s 30th separate mechanized brigade, had already spent nearly 500 days at a frontline position while under threat of Russian fire, according to Gurzuf Defence.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
The injuries of the other two wounded men were not considered life-threatening, the statement said.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of wounded

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Ivan Bates, who slammed the inability to get justice for the family, also addressed juvenile accountability in his new Beyond the Status Quo podcast with DJS Secretary Betsy Fox Tolentino.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Trump has also waived sanctions on Russia, a move which Zelenskyy slammed as helping Putin push on with Moscow’s full-scale invasion, which will hit the five-year mark in February.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of slammed

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For example, just recently, Musk publicly scolded the CEO of Delta in a scorching post on X when the airline did not partner with Starlink to provide Wi-Fi on Delta flights.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
But leaders seeking to encourage tourism scolded residents who warned of the danger on social media.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

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