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to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the politician's reputation was permanently bloodied by the rumors of corruption
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Recent Examples of bloodied
Each provides Invincible with a parade of creative conflicts to overcome, often leaving him beat and bloodied in the process.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
This isn’t the first time this season that Vrabel has been bloodied.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Court records viewed by NBC News revealed that the sequence of events that left Ross bloodied and bruised bore some similarities to the scenario that ended with Good’s death.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Just hours after Scott was released from jail, Johnson was found by a friend with her head and body bloodied.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
The bench went nuts, of course, as Manning — whose lip had been bloodied on an earlier tackle — pointed toward the Texas section seated behind his bench and pounded his chest to its delight.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
In 2024, the stadium hosted the CONMEBOL Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia, which nearly ended in tragedy after a massive wave of fans flooded the venue, leaving fans terrified and bloodied as security guards struggled to contain them.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
During the aftermath, the film shows a brief shot of Harvey, who, after being knocked on his back, is shown with half of his face burned and bloodied as a result of the blast.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Three months later, Romano was fatally beaten in the head with an axe, which was found bloodied by his bedside, per Country Roads Magazine.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
This isn’t the first time this season that Vrabel has been bloodied.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Court records viewed by NBC News revealed that the sequence of events that left Ross bloodied and bruised bore some similarities to the scenario that ended with Good’s death.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Just hours after Scott was released from jail, Johnson was found by a friend with her head and body bloodied.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
The bench went nuts, of course, as Manning — whose lip had been bloodied on an earlier tackle — pointed toward the Texas section seated behind his bench and pounded his chest to its delight.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
In 2024, the stadium hosted the CONMEBOL Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia, which nearly ended in tragedy after a massive wave of fans flooded the venue, leaving fans terrified and bloodied as security guards struggled to contain them.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
During the aftermath, the film shows a brief shot of Harvey, who, after being knocked on his back, is shown with half of his face burned and bloodied as a result of the blast.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Three months later, Romano was fatally beaten in the head with an axe, which was found bloodied by his bedside, per Country Roads Magazine.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodied
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No American servicemembers were harmed, and no equipment was damaged during the incident, the statement continued.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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Other studies have found a link between strokes that damaged the right uncinate fasciculus with loss of empathy, suggesting this tract somehow regulates emotions that affect moral conduct.—
Christopher M. Filley,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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On Saturday, Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority said heavy snowfall and rain had killed 61 people and injured more than 100 across the country, while hundreds of homes have been completely or partially destroyed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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The number of soldiers killed, injured or missing on both sides during the war could reach 2 million by spring, with Russia sustaining the largest number of troop deaths for any major power in any conflict since World War II, according to an international think tank report published Tuesday.—
Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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The annual loss for California marked the first yearly decline for the state since March 2021, according to the EDD, a period marred by severe job losses that arose from an array of business shutdowns and economic dislocations as a result of the pandemic.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Geothermal energy solutions have been around for a while, though, and have been marred by location specificity, high water usage, and high initial costs.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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In 2021, a record-shattering outbreak of cold in Texas crippled the state’s electric grid, a meltdown blamed in large part on failures in its gas infrastructure.—
Kristi Swartz,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Widespread power outages, dilapidated equipment, and a lack of spare parts from absent foreign firms crippled operations.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Other concerns are that power-hungry data centers fed by natural gas generators can hurt air quality, consume water and intensify climate damage.—
Conor Harrison,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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Australian freestyle skier Laura Peel hurt her knee in a training camp ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, raising doubts about her participation in a fourth Games.—
Mark Scaglione,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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Demand weakened most sharply in Europe.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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In Lebanon, the once formidable Hezbollah has been significantly weakened after 13 months of conflict with Israel and now faces a domestic disarmament campaign.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Bloodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodied. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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