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Recent Examples of contusion
Misiorowski landed on the IL with a left tibia contusion after he was hit on the left shin by a line drive off the bat of Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs on July 28.
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Field Level Media, Reuters, 7 Sep. 2025
The Twins had nothing official to say before the game about the health of Ryan Jeffers, who sustained a head contusion Thursday after getting hit on the head (via his catcher’s gear) twice on foul tips.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
And in 2022, Stafford suffered a spinal cord contusion that limited him to playing just nine games.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Ragusa said Giuliani was transported to a nearby trauma center where he was found with a fractured thoracic vertebra and multiple lacerations and contusions.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
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Field Level Media, Reuters, 7 Sep. 2025
The Twins had nothing official to say before the game about the health of Ryan Jeffers, who sustained a head contusion Thursday after getting hit on the head (via his catcher’s gear) twice on foul tips.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
And in 2022, Stafford suffered a spinal cord contusion that limited him to playing just nine games.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Ragusa said Giuliani was transported to a nearby trauma center where he was found with a fractured thoracic vertebra and multiple lacerations and contusions.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contusion
bruise
Noun
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Mosquito bites can cause a range of reactions, from mild redness and itching to blisters and bruise-like dark spots, depending on the person’s sensitivity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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The trade that sent him to Los Angeles, though, left visible bruises all over Dončić.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Contusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contusion. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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