: 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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Bregoli, 21, shared close-up images of injuries to her face, including a swollen and bruised eye.
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Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
The 14-year-old and his parents were unable to be located, and a picture shared by police showed the boy with a bruised eye.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
The case stems from the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, whose body was found bruised and battered in the snow on January 29, 2022, outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer in the suburb of Canton.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 27 June 2024
This attack allegedly left Grace with a bloody laceration behind her ear and a bruised finger.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 13 June 2024
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Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
The 14-year-old and his parents were unable to be located, and a picture shared by police showed the boy with a bruised eye.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
The case stems from the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, whose body was found bruised and battered in the snow on January 29, 2022, outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer in the suburb of Canton.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 27 June 2024
This attack allegedly left Grace with a bloody laceration behind her ear and a bruised finger.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 13 June 2024
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bruised. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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