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Recent Examples of black eye
Hadid appears beat up with a gash on her arm, dirt on her face, and smeared black eye makeup.
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
Wilman González, left with a black eye from a blast, picked through rubble at home, surrounded by broken furniture.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026
Instead these prophets of doom will continue to give the entire economics profession a black eye.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
In the present day, that animosity eventually escalates into an offscreen physical confrontation — the next day, Jay has a black eye, and video of the incident starts popping up on social media.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
Wilman González, left with a black eye from a blast, picked through rubble at home, surrounded by broken furniture.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026
Instead these prophets of doom will continue to give the entire economics profession a black eye.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
In the present day, that animosity eventually escalates into an offscreen physical confrontation — the next day, Jay has a black eye, and video of the incident starts popping up on social media.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black eye
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Advertisement Because women are socialized to be responsible, empathetic, and attuned to others’ needs, deciding to leave can result in feelings of guilt and shame.—
Oona Metz,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Depression symptoms include feelings of sadness, hopelessness, anxiety, guilt or irritability, as well as loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Cancel all recurring meetings for 48 hours and rebuild from scratch.—
Vicki Salemi,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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When a telecom partner in Southeast Asia wants to bundle multiple streaming services with different access tiers, AI can map the entitlements, set pricing guardrails, and configure billing — work that previously meant building custom integrations from scratch.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The federal government has embarked on a concerted, and largely successful, effort to undermine, discredit, and defund serious scientific research at any opportunity.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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The memo notes several sustained violations of Austin Police Department general orders, including failure to de-escalate, unreasonable response to resistance, inaccurate and misleading report writing, dishonesty and acts bringing discredit upon the department.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Dec. 2025
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Lab 102 reports that OrganIQ seek can be applied in nebulization systems for bleaches with strong contrast and abrasion effects.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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In a modernist era of abrasion and velocity—the now and the next, chasing each other at warp speed—Reilly offered a work of radical non-provocation.—
Brad Shoup,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2026
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Victory in the 2024 FA Cup final plastered over a damaging eighth-place league finish — their lowest in the Premier League at that stage — before defeat in the 2025 Europa League final pushed 2024-25 into further ignominy, having finished 15th.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Khan isn’t the first Pakistani prime minister whose legal ignominy is tied to jewelry.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The bump comes after Tesla released its fourth quarter 2025 earnings report, which narrowly beat Wall Street forecasts, but also highlighted the company’s first-ever decline in annual revenue.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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How long the learning process takes with Hurzeler, and whether the inevitable bumps along the way extend to lasting and meaningful decline, will define his longevity.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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When a partner transforms fundamentally, obligations may lapse without dishonor.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Worst of all, my sin has brought dishonor to God.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The scrapes’ glow is likely from urine.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
14 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, 35 people were also treated at the scene and in hospitals for various injuries, such as lacerations, blows and scrapes, Crónica reported.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20eye. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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