black eye
noun
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On the same March 3 morning, the county asked for help identifying a wisp-thin elderly man with a grizzled beard and swollen black eye who’d been found in Monterey Park’s Edison Trails Park.
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
Gaga’s blond tresses were styled with volume and a tall bouffant, while her makeup included black eye shadow and red lipstick.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
One thing that drew the press’s attention was Musk’s appearance — the black eye on the right side of his face.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Defense attorney Robert Alessi said that in addition to the two black eyes, there is a laceration to O’Keefe’s right eye — once again displayed in an autopsy photo in court.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
Gaga’s blond tresses were styled with volume and a tall bouffant, while her makeup included black eye shadow and red lipstick.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
One thing that drew the press’s attention was Musk’s appearance — the black eye on the right side of his face.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Defense attorney Robert Alessi said that in addition to the two black eyes, there is a laceration to O’Keefe’s right eye — once again displayed in an autopsy photo in court.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20eye. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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