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as in to brush
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing
the volleyball just grazed my face, so I'm okay
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Recent Examples of graze
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Now, her silver-white hair is cropped right at the nape of her neck but left longer on one side, just grazing her cheekbone.
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Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
12 June 2026
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
One woman fell to the floor after being shot, while another suffered a graze wound, investigators said.
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Skyler Shepard,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Verb
But another pierced the car’s windshield, grazed the steering wheel and one of Fahd’s fingers before striking his son, Sam, in the head.
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Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Now, her silver-white hair is cropped right at the nape of her neck but left longer on one side, just grazing her cheekbone.
—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
12 June 2026
Noun
The younger victim suffered a graze wound to the back of the head and was taken to the same hospital where he was listed in good condition.
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Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
One woman fell to the floor after being shot, while another suffered a graze wound, investigators said.
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Skyler Shepard,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graze
Verb
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Sadly, the last Blockbuster (aside from one defiant Bend, Oregon, outlier) went out to pasture in 2014, and independent video stores are an increasingly rare sight.
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In Wisconsin, dairy farms are smaller, herds are smaller, and cows are usually sent out to pasture to graze in good weather, which is not easy to come by in Wisconsin.
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But this adjustable Oxo measuring cup will save you time that would otherwise be spent scraping every last bit of peanut butter from the measuring cup.
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Colombia needed a 76th-minute goal from Crystal Palace standout Daniel Muñoz to scrape past the DRC, but that goal pushed the team into first place in the group.
Verb
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Logan cannot brush his teeth or use the bathroom on his own.
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Gentler hair care practices Caring for your postpartum hair can be as simple as brushing it mindfully.
Noun
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Thomas showed photos to CBS News Chicago Investigators of blood left behind from the gash to the back of his head, and scrapes and bruises to his face.
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Lawren, who plays varsity basketball, is still recovering from bruises to her shoulder, arm and back according to the notice.
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An effective way to render drones – or other types of military assets –useless without attacking directly is to disrupt their ability to communicate or feed them false information.
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Higher retail prices, a sustainability push and a generation comfortable buying pre-owned have all fed the boom.
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In April, when Rojas got news that his father had been rushed to the hospital, Roberts quickly took the decision on whether to play out of Rojas’ hands, scratching him from the lineup.
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New York scratched across two more runs in the 10th, taking advantage of another throwing error by Abreu after Rosario's sinking liner squirted out of his glove for an RBI single.
Verb
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After kissing and dancing on Caleb McDaniel, Bryce Dettloff and Zach Georgiou, her level of effort seemingly dropped off for the rest of the male cast.
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Eventually, Ferrel Onder went through with the shoot, with the male model kissing her on the neck instead of on the mouth in the final product.
Noun
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The sharp microscopic pieces in DE cause abrasions in the soft bodies of chiggers and break down their protective exoskeleton.
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The man also had abrasions to the left side of his body, police said.
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“Graze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graze. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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