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Recent Examples of contusion
Also, the contusions on the right forearm appeared to the undersigned to be of different ages.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Tovar’s missed 63 games due to two injuries (left hip contusion and left oblique strain) after missing only 14 games across 2023 and ’24.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 9 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
Giuliani suffered a fractured vertebra, multiple lacerations and contusions, and injuries to his left arm and lower leg.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Tovar’s missed 63 games due to two injuries (left hip contusion and left oblique strain) after missing only 14 games across 2023 and ’24.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 9 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
Giuliani suffered a fractured vertebra, multiple lacerations and contusions, and injuries to his left arm and lower leg.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contusion
bruise
Noun
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The Jones victory comes amid a political landscape that has shifted regarding cancel culture and the intensity and lasting effects of political bruises.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Watch Adcock show off his post-fall bruise below.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Contusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contusion. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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