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Recent Examples of black eye
In 2015, after Combs had beat her up in a Las Vegas hotel suite leaving her with black eyes, a bruised lip and welt on her head, Combs forced her to stay at his home, covering her injuries with makeup, to hide the abuse from his family.
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Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Constellation should use this black eye as an opportunity for brutally honest self-examination.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
On the other end, a pair of soulless black eyes looked out beneath a headset of antennae that reminded me of … something.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2025
But how to rationalize the black eye to CBS News and its signature news show 60 Minutes?
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 July 2025
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Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Constellation should use this black eye as an opportunity for brutally honest self-examination.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
On the other end, a pair of soulless black eyes looked out beneath a headset of antennae that reminded me of … something.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2025
But how to rationalize the black eye to CBS News and its signature news show 60 Minutes?
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black eye
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But as elusive perp CW was never found, the internet continues to hound her, with conspiracy theorists’ assumption of guilt only getting refreshed when a couple podcasters lure Madison into an interview that dredges up all the old Amanda Knox-like accusations.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Judgement card suggests a reckoning, a powerful wake-up call to rise into your purpose and release guilt, regret, or self-doubt.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But building a domestic supply chain from scratch isn’t easy.—
Merritt Enright,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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The start-up, which is today announcing a $70 million Series B funding round, has built a new accounting software package from scratch, utilising AI tools to work through an organisation’s financial data.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Extreme unfairness erodes trust, discredits markets, and invites rebellion.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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No discredit to Gene Sarazen, but that was a completely different era.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Also visible in the image is an abrasion patch, a 2-inch (5-centimeter) area of the Martian surface into which Perseverance drilled with its diamond-dust tipped grinder known as the Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT), capable of spinning at 3,000 revolutions per minute.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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These issues can include: Corneal abrasions: Contact lenses or foreign objects can scratch or scrape the epithelium, the outer layer of your cornea.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
1 Aug. 2025
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At least Elon Musk’s car company can avoid the ignominy of coming last in perceptions of each EV brand’s safety.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
22 July 2025
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There have been crashes, the ignominy of being dropped.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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In a previous article, Newsweek explained that cats show love through behaviors like slow blinking, purring, kneading, head bumps, and following their owners from room to room.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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The prize money bump is greater for those who advance later into the tournament.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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There will be no disgrace or dishonor if they get rolled by the defending champs in the second round.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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To remove the web page of a Medal of Honor recipient, in this case awarded by President Nixon, dishonors all the military and their families.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Mar. 2025
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Keep any injuries, cuts, or scrapes clean and disinfected.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
10 Aug. 2025
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The Florida Department of Health warns against entering the water with fresh cuts or scrapes and advises immunocompromised individuals to wear protective footwear to avoid injuries from rocks and shells on the beach.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20eye. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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