as in slit
a long deep cut the fall from the motocross bike left him with several lacerations from the sharp rocks

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Recent Examples of laceration Kastner was then taken to a hospital with lacerations on his face and a nasal bone fracture. Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025 Emergency services attending the scene said that four Japanese personnel suffered injuries which included finger lacerations and possible hearing damage, but none were life threatening. Brendan Cole john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025 The victim told officers that he had been stabbed, and the cops saw lacerations on his forehead and hand. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025 The victim, who suffered a laceration to the head, was transported by EMS to Lincoln Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for laceration
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Noun
  • These white jeans that come in a classic straight-leg style and have a breezy side slit.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 11 July 2025
  • When approaching a sea turtle egg, the ghost crab will snip a distinctive slit into eggshells.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Achilles tears generally take up to a year to recover from, though some athletes have returned to their respective sports sooner.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
  • Since Senga’s injury, the Mets have lost fellow starters Tylor Megill to an elbow sprain, Griffin Canning to a season-ending Achilles tear and Paul Blackburn to a shoulder impingement.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Given that Ellen had been stabbed 20 times, including in her neck and spine, and had a six-inch gash on the top of her head, then-assistant medical examiner Dr. Marlon Osbourne ruled her death a homicide.
    KC Baker, People.com, 19 June 2025
  • This clearly revealed a large gash in the man's esophagus resulting from the robust eruption.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • In 2001, the Ig Nobel Prize in medicine went to Peter Barss of McGill University in Canada for his 1984 survey of injuries due to falling coconuts in Papua New Guinea.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
  • The paralyzed store owner later died from his injuries.
    The Marshall Project, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Hand and finger injuries are common and include fractures, abrasions, burns and degloving, meaning the skin is peeled back exposing bone.
    Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
  • This crucial distinction—leadership versus power—determines whether a company emerges stronger or fractures from within.
    Russell P. Reeder, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025

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“Laceration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laceration. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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