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scar

noun as in blemish from previous injury or illness

verb as in mark, hurt

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“Briefly heavy downpours could cause localized flash flooding and debris flows in recent burn scars.”

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The weather service also said debris flows were likely in recent burn areas, including in the Eaton, Bridge, Franklin, Hughes and Lidia burn scars.

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The scars of last weekend's loss to New Zealand seemed to have healed in the first 40 minutes at Murrayfield.

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County, the areas most at risk for rapid flows of mud and debris were the Eaton burn scar in Altadena, the Palisades burn scar in Pacific Palisades, and the Bridge burn scar north of Claremont.

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County, the areas most at risk for rapid flows of mud and debris are the Eaton burn scar in Altadena, the Palisades burn scar in Pacific Palisades, and the Bridge burn scar north of Claremont.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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