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Recent Examples of bruise
Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
The jury was also shown images of bloody gashes and bruises on Ventura’s body during trial.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Photos of her black eye, which were previously entered into evidence, show a massive purple, bordering on black, bruise that extends from her eyelid to the top of her left cheekbone.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Eileen Weir suffered multiple abrasions and bruises.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
The jury was also shown images of bloody gashes and bruises on Ventura’s body during trial.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Ravens got down to the red zone on the opening possession behind Henry’s bruising runs that picked up six yards at will.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Photos of her black eye, which were previously entered into evidence, show a massive purple, bordering on black, bruise that extends from her eyelid to the top of her left cheekbone.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruise
Noun
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Blood from my knee painted more red down a canvas of a million smaller scratches.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Different types of objects have been successfully 3D printed in space, but making functional human tissue from scratch — blood vessels, for example — requires special innovation.—
Jessica Rendall,
Space.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Active anthill, choreographed by collision warning systems,music arranged by sonics of bumps and scrapes.—
Leslie Simon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Watching Rome, Shiv, and Ken attempt to battle, scrape, and betray their way into their father’s heart—and, conversely, seeing Logan withhold, meter out, and blaspheme his version of love back at them—propelled Succession through four glorious seasons.—
John Ortved,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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More than 130 people were killed in the attacks and scores more were wounded.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Nidal Hasan committed a mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, killing 13 people and wounding more than 30.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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According to the report, a CT scan of Frehley’s head revealed multiple contusions, bone fractures to the back of his skull, hemorrhages, and a subdural hematoma (the type of bleeding that occurs in a person’s brain after a head injury).—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Nov. 2025
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Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis has missed the past two games after suffering a left ribcage contusion in Monday’s game against the Denver Nuggets.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Less abrasion on the surface helps denim maintain its color.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Starting guard Reese Dixon-Waters was a full practice participant two days after missing the 77-45 victory against Long Beach State with a corneal abrasion in his eye that necessitated a trip to the emergency room followed by appointments with ophthalmologists.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Will Baltimore manage to thwart a Vikings rushing attack that gashed the Lions for 142 yards, cause McCarthy to assume a heavier load than Minnesota’s coaches would like and force the first-year starter into youthful mistakes?—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Over their past two losses, UNLV was gashed for 96 points, and the unit is last in the Mountain West with 470 yards allowed per game.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But Spoelstra also understands that there will be more bumps along the road for Ware as a player still early in his second NBA season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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Many professionals would jump at the idea of helming a billion-dollar company—after all, the top job comes with power, prestige, and a sizable pay bump.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The killer slit Catherine's throat with a razor so severely that her head was nearly severed before striking them both with an axe, per the Times-Picayune.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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The next morning, when Morse arrived for work, Nicholson stabbed her repeatedly and slit her throat before placing her body inside a large plastic bin in the kitchen pantry, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Bruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruise. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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