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Why This Matters for Cornea Healing Traumatic ocular surface injuries affect more than 1 million Americans each year, and severe dry eye disease and corneal abrasions affect millions more.
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Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
There’s also abrasion and bad attitude.
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Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
11 June 2026
The man had bruising around both eyes, blood around his mouth and abrasions on his shoulder, back and back of his neck.
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Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
The driver died at the scene, and an ambulance service transported the remainder of the passengers to the hospital to treat several broken fingers, concussions, bruises, abrasions and a broken femur, per PSN Zrt.
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Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
There’s also abrasion and bad attitude.
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Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
11 June 2026
The man had bruising around both eyes, blood around his mouth and abrasions on his shoulder, back and back of his neck.
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Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
The driver died at the scene, and an ambulance service transported the remainder of the passengers to the hospital to treat several broken fingers, concussions, bruises, abrasions and a broken femur, per PSN Zrt.
—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abrasion
bruise
Noun
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DeLauter sustained a right rib cage fracture/bruise when colliding with the right field wall.
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According to Globo, the woman had multiple bruises on her breasts, neck and lips.
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“Abrasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abrasion. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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