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Recent Examples of bruise
David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
All but anointed the starting catcher to begin 2024, Campusano started quickly only to see the innings, bumps and bruises and unmet expectations mount.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
Additionally, bruising is common among older people.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Along with Restrepo’s limited participation in drills, Miami quarterback Cam Ward is opting not to throw at the combine and Hurricanes tight end Elijah Arroyo is letting a knee bruise heal before working out at the team’s pro day.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
All but anointed the starting catcher to begin 2024, Campusano started quickly only to see the innings, bumps and bruises and unmet expectations mount.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Verb
Not even one month after their offensive line was battered and bruised in Super Bowl LIX, the Chiefs have traded away one of their most reliable linemen.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
Additionally, bruising is common among older people.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruise
Noun
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Nearly 80 Tesla vehicles parked outside the dealership had been damaged, including deep scratches and punctured tires, police relayed in a news release.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Two weeks to design a team from scratch that could win in the brutally competitive Big Ten Conference and return Maryland to the NCAA Tournament.—
Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The beloved product is revered across generations for its versatile uses, which include but aren’t limited to, removing makeup, healing small cuts and scrapes, and even extending the lasting power of perfume.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2025
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There was a large scrape in the crusted snow among the boulders.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Syria's news agency Sana reported at least three people wounded in the attack, northwest of the capital Damascus.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Three men were wounded in the attack, with two of them, an 18-year-old and a 36-year-old, being rushed to a local hospital in critical condition.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. is dealing with a left forearm contusion.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Celtics listed Jaylen Brown (right knee posterior impingement), Kristaps Porzingis (illness), Jayson Tatum (right knee tendinopathy) and Derrick White (left knee contusion) as questionable for Friday’s game in Miami.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One of the girls felt something slide across her neck, resulting in an abrasion on her neck, Memon told CNN.—
Yash Roy,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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Within minutes medics had pronounced the boy dead at the scene and noticed abrasions and darkening on his face.—
Noe Padilla,
USA TODAY,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Houston established the run early with Joe Mixon, and Stroud made clutch throws while gashing the Chiefs with passes over the middle of the field.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Razorbacks gashed the Tigers for 44 points in the paint a week ago.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The first dose of MMR vaccine is about 93% effective against measles and the second dose bumps that to 97%, Moyer said.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Acute inflammation is short-term, safe, and required (say, the bump that occurs along with a bruise that’s part of the healing process).—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Prosecutors presented evidence at Ford's 1999 trial showing Greg had staggered to the middle of the field after being shot; there, Ford slit his throat, almost ear-to-ear, exposing his underlying muscle tissue.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Before Albrecht can even finish giving Lasher-care instructions, Ian goes full Lady Macbeth and slits Albrecht’s throat right there in the stairwell.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
2 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruise. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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