: 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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Many of the restaurants’ sauces and stocks were made using vegetable stalks, trimmings, peelings and bruised fruits that are not attractive enough to display.
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Maybe a healthier option than Hernández, who is not 100 percent and dealing with a bruised left foot on top of it, makes that catch and saves those runs.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 July 2025
At Anna Sui’s show a year later, Bella Hadid strutted down the runway in a spiky fuchsia mullet, while Kaia Gerber had a bruised blueish one to match.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Lizzy yells at him for acting out because of his bruised ego.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 July 2025
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Maybe a healthier option than Hernández, who is not 100 percent and dealing with a bruised left foot on top of it, makes that catch and saves those runs.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 July 2025
At Anna Sui’s show a year later, Bella Hadid strutted down the runway in a spiky fuchsia mullet, while Kaia Gerber had a bruised blueish one to match.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Lizzy yells at him for acting out because of his bruised ego.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 July 2025
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bruised. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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