as in damaged
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
Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 12 rebounds while playing with a bandage over his right eye after he was bloodied in a head-to-head collision in the first quarter.
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CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Each provides Invincible with a parade of creative conflicts to overcome, often leaving him beat and bloodied in the process.
—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
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
CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Each provides Invincible with a parade of creative conflicts to overcome, often leaving him beat and bloodied in the process.
—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
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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Maternity units and hospitals have been damaged during the Russia-Ukraine war.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Up to 400 works in one of the Egyptian antiquities libraries in the museum were damaged in December when a pipe burst because of flooding, the museum’s deputy general administrator said at the time.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
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The pained look on the freshman’s face and the hush of the Galen Center in those first few seconds was enough to transport at least some of the USC faithful in the crowd back to last March, when Trojan superstar JuJu Watkins injured her knee not far from the same spot.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The roughly 20-meter space rock caused a powerful airburst that injured about 1,500 people and damaged thousands of buildings.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Feb. 2026
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But more recently, Clark’s tenure has been marred by dissent and distractions.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The abrupt withdrawal of Microsoft's co-founder dealt a fresh blow to a flagship event already marred by organisational lapses, a robot row and complaints of traffic chaos.—
Aditya Soni,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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None of this will be shocking to anyone who’s lived in an American city crippled by disinvestment and self-dealing—or even to anyone who’s watched a David Simon show on HBO.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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Measles is endemic in Somalia, where war and international aid cuts have crippled the medical system, and elsewhere in East Africa where residents here often travel.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Let’s face it, having Luka Doncic doesn’t hurt at all.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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There also are persistent fears that tariffs stoked higher prices, which could eventually hurt the economy and job creation.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Mutawa, as the religious police are known, had their powers significantly weakened in 2016.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Well, he's weakened the regulations on clean cars.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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