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Recent Examples of abrasions
Within minutes medics had pronounced the boy dead at the scene and noticed abrasions and darkening on his face.
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Noe Padilla, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
Both victims were rushed to Saint Mary’s Hospital where the ex-girlfriend was diagnosed with a broken jaw and abrasions to her head and body.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
The disease is spread through bodily fluids, such as urine, and is often contracted through cuts and abrasions that contact contaminated water and soil, where the bacteria can survive for months.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Curing or drying potatoes thickens their skins, allows minor cuts and abrasions to heal, and makes spuds less likely to rot or shrivel in storage.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
Minor cuts and abrasions aren’t cause for concern, but major damage can cause tubers to spoil faster in storage.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
The rapper is accused of punching the victim in the face and strangling her after being romantically rebuffed at a Houston nightclub called The Pink House, leaving the victim with abrasions to her face and redness around her neck area.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Noe Padilla, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
Both victims were rushed to Saint Mary’s Hospital where the ex-girlfriend was diagnosed with a broken jaw and abrasions to her head and body.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
The disease is spread through bodily fluids, such as urine, and is often contracted through cuts and abrasions that contact contaminated water and soil, where the bacteria can survive for months.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Curing or drying potatoes thickens their skins, allows minor cuts and abrasions to heal, and makes spuds less likely to rot or shrivel in storage.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
Minor cuts and abrasions aren’t cause for concern, but major damage can cause tubers to spoil faster in storage.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
The rapper is accused of punching the victim in the face and strangling her after being romantically rebuffed at a Houston nightclub called The Pink House, leaving the victim with abrasions to her face and redness around her neck area.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Abrasions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abrasions. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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