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Recent Examples of black eye
While the movies were in production, Viggo Mortensen, who plays Aragorn, came to the set with a swollen, black eye from a surfing accident, Jackson said.
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Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2026
In a police arrest photo, King appears with a black eye.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
That’s because Mortensen got into a surfing accident in the middle of production and showed up to set with a bulging, swollen black eye.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
With Heaven on Top’s rollout was supposed to be about making a break from the infamy of Bryan’s year or so of concerning headlines about allegations of emotional abuse from his Barstoolite ex Brianna Chickenfry, his mysterious black eye, and his squabbles on-camera in a bar and at a music festival.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2026
In a police arrest photo, King appears with a black eye.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
That’s because Mortensen got into a surfing accident in the middle of production and showed up to set with a bulging, swollen black eye.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
With Heaven on Top’s rollout was supposed to be about making a break from the infamy of Bryan’s year or so of concerning headlines about allegations of emotional abuse from his Barstoolite ex Brianna Chickenfry, his mysterious black eye, and his squabbles on-camera in a bar and at a music festival.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black eye
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In the restaurant on the top floor, Gray Kunz’s Café Gray Deluxe, the lamb tagine is so tender there’s no guilt for skipping a chance to have dim sum and Hong Kong’s signature egg tarts.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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The film ruminates on guilt, familial strife, and trauma with Ball’s signature bittersweet touch, earning a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Television Movie.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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The lottery wants to open its online ticket sales by selling the products already offered, including Lotto, Powerball and Mega Millions tickets, as well as various scratch-off games, Seaver said.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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The $30 oversized shoulder bag is made from durable, water- and scratch-resistant PU leather.—
Melony Forcier,
InStyle,
21 Feb. 2026
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No discredit to the movie, obviously.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 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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Plus, baking soda provides gentle abrasion, and peroxide can even help kill mold.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
23 Feb. 2026
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What 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
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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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Any save, block or last-ditch tackle is greeted with high fives and chest bumps.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Nelson Villa is battered and bruised, pointing out a fat lip, a couple of bumps, and scrapes.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 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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Your first instinct may be to clean, scrape, disinfect, and paint over the problem, but this won't help for long.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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Footage from the show at the time also shows a cut in her dress, as well as scrapes on her legs.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20eye. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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