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Recent Examples of abrasionsWhat Peter and his team do is take the negative and take the abrasions out of it and reproduce it at its highest quality.—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Feb. 2026 The teenage girl suffered abrasions and was taken to the same hospital where she was listed in serious condition, police said.—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026 Park visitors with abrasions and contusions were taken to six Anaheim-area hospitals for treatment.—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026 The technology is also moving into textiles and wearables, where self-repairing fabrics can mend small rips or abrasions, extending product life and reducing waste.—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026 The girl was taken to Children’s Hospital with injuries to her extremities and abrasions to her head.—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026 In his report, the medical examiner raised the possibility that Bullock had suffered injuries from the altercation with Chloe and Tomlyn, noting abrasions and lacerations on Bullock’s head along with the skull fractures.—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026 The medical examiner’s report stated that Lunas Campos had scattered superficial abrasions on his body, hemorrhage in muscles and connective tissues on the neck, and signs of smaller hemorrhaging on the eyelids and skin of the neck.—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026 The 55-year-old’s body showed signs of struggle, with the autopsy report noting abrasions on his chest and knees and hemorrhages on his neck, AP reported.—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abrasions
bruises
Noun
The injured cops were taken to Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital with bruises, cuts and complaints of pain to their head and neck, officials said.
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Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
Police noted that the woman's daughter witnessed the entire incident and had bruises on both arms.