: having a bruise or many bruises
a badly bruised fighter
a bruised apple
: damaged or wounded by or as if by being struck
a bruised ego
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Blake Ferrer suffered a bruised face with numerous cuts in the attack.
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Alice Gainer, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
In photos shared on the GoFundMe page, Delyla is seen with a bruised, swollen and bloody face with stitches around her nose, mouth, cheeks and top lip.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
After all the tariffs, boycotts, and bruised egos, both countries have been left to reckon with lasting economic scars and shifting allegiances.
—Dave Gordon, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Green was dealing with bruised ribs and Butler a sore lower back that prevented him from playing the second half Tuesday night, but Kerr was optimistic both players would be back Friday in Denver.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
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Alice Gainer, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
In photos shared on the GoFundMe page, Delyla is seen with a bruised, swollen and bloody face with stitches around her nose, mouth, cheeks and top lip.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
After all the tariffs, boycotts, and bruised egos, both countries have been left to reckon with lasting economic scars and shifting allegiances.
—Dave Gordon, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Green was dealing with bruised ribs and Butler a sore lower back that prevented him from playing the second half Tuesday night, but Kerr was optimistic both players would be back Friday in Denver.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bruised. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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