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Recent Examples of laceration
Hospital medical records showed that O'Keefe's injuries included eyes swollen shut and black and blue, a cut on his right eyelid, a cut to the left side of his nose, a two-inch laceration on the back of his head, multiple skull fractures and six bloody cuts of varied length on his right forearm.
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
The 50-year-old injured man was treated at the scene for a superficial laceration and did not require hospitalization, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Other top hazards were fall risks, burns, entrapment, poisoning, laceration, suffocation and choking.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Per Deadline, prosecutors allege in opening statements that Majors left Jabbari with a fractured finger, pain from a twisted arm, and a laceration behind one ear while attempting to get his phone back.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
The 50-year-old injured man was treated at the scene for a superficial laceration and did not require hospitalization, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Other top hazards were fall risks, burns, entrapment, poisoning, laceration, suffocation and choking.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Per Deadline, prosecutors allege in opening statements that Majors left Jabbari with a fractured finger, pain from a twisted arm, and a laceration behind one ear while attempting to get his phone back.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laceration
Noun
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In the video circulated by TMZ, Lovato wore a strapless bridal gown with a dramatic thigh slit while the groom was decked out in a black tuxedo.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 May 2025
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The high slit allows for the perfect amount of airflow, and the linen fabric blend also has cooling properties that won’t trap heat.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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His season ended in December by an Achilles tear, Smith was retained for the balance of the season on a two-way contract.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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On the All-Star Park field after an 8-1 victory over Regis Jesuit, teammates screamed and hugged as parents, overcome with emotion, wiped away tears.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
31 May 2025
Noun
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There was a giant gash in the cloth convertible roof.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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The mosquito’s fate has been played out over and over again, and will for millions of years more, as gashes in conifers have seeped and dripped.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Feb. 2025
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Zverev, Tsitsipas, Medvedev and Matteo Berrettini, the Italian who had to miss this French Open through injury, were chief among them.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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What’s more, the injury is likely old, given that new tissue is already forming over the wound.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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The fracture formed from excessive grinding during a 2018 maintenance overhaul, which introduced heat damage to the metal.—
Bonny Chu , Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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Hailstones can also cause punctures, tears, fractures, bruises and the more common displacement of granules, which can expose asphalt shingles to the sun’s rays and ultraviolet degradation.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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“Laceration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laceration. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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