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Recent Examples of bruised
Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Lost Gold Glove shortstop Ezequiel Tovar for most of the first half, first because of a bruised hip, and now because of a strained oblique.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
Mia testified that there was a time where Combs slammed a door on her arm and continued to apply pressure, leaving her bruised.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 2 June 2025
Trim off any bruised areas or blemishes before enjoying.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
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Adjective
The Dodgers’ lineup was shorthanded, missing Teoscar Hernández with a bruised foot and Tommy Edman with a pinky toe fracture (both are expected back in the lineup by Wednesday).
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Lost Gold Glove shortstop Ezequiel Tovar for most of the first half, first because of a bruised hip, and now because of a strained oblique.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
Mia testified that there was a time where Combs slammed a door on her arm and continued to apply pressure, leaving her bruised.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 2 June 2025
Trim off any bruised areas or blemishes before enjoying.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruised
Adjective
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Until the world contains only liberal democracies, Washington can hardly avoid seeking blemished friends.—
Hal Brands,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2024
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Throop returned to his hometown in 1990 to take stock of its blemished environment.—
Steve Marble,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2022
Verb
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Satomi followed her 11-year-old friend to a nearby study room, where — after drawing the curtains — the girl slit Satomi’s throat with a box cutter and kicked her in the head and sides, The Washington Post reported.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
15 June 2025
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Then, the family members would drag their victim to a hidden cellar on the property and slit the victim’s throat, leaving them there to die.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Gustafsson was discovered lying nearby with a broken jaw, fractured cheekbones and a concussion.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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As the girls sang, waves crashed where water shouldn't flow, tumbling through broken roads and structures turned inside-out.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
Verb
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In another incident that month, a train conductor was slashed in the neck.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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So much so that movement speeds of loads (up or down) were slashed by 85% compared to common-or-garden backpacks.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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If access control slips, an engineer gets a tainted result, risking a leak.—
Suman Sharma,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Most people get fever, vomiting, stomachaches and diarrhea after eating tainted food, symptoms that can run for four to seven days.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
Verb
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Throughout the nineteen-sixties, the Chairman hacked away at the bureaucracy, focussing especially on ministries dealing with culture, education, and public health.—
Charlie Tyson,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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Making matters worse, the Polish Space Agency reported it was hacked on March 2.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruised. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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