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Recent Examples of bruise
Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Rice’s emergence as one of the game’s best young hitters is another, and so is a fearsome rotation that stands to improve once Max Fried is back from a bone bruise.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Take two mint crowns, lightly bruise them with your fingers, and stick them against the inside close to the straw.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Ednar Dayanghirang, director of the Office of Civil Defense in a nearby southern region, said more than 100 students attending morning flag-raising ceremonies sustained bruises and some fainted in panic at different elementary and high schools.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Rice’s emergence as one of the game’s best young hitters is another, and so is a fearsome rotation that stands to improve once Max Fried is back from a bone bruise.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
Verb
Police noted in the warrant that the child had a red mark under his eye that was starting to bruise.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Take two mint crowns, lightly bruise them with your fingers, and stick them against the inside close to the straw.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruise
Noun
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Within days, Jesni was released from the hospital with a few scratches and not a single broken bone.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Henri Jokiharju was a regular healthy scratch.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Noun
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An insect, a dog, a distant vehicle, a step, a scrape, even a human voice—anything could happen and make a noise.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Williams reportedly sustained a scrape to his face during the altercation.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Authorities said at least 12 people were wounded, including two victims who remain in critical condition.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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At least 10 others were wounded, the humanitarian aid group said.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Miami Beach Fire Rescue treated her and took her to Mount Sinai Medical Center to treat a contusion to the head and possible concussion.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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Jesus Sánchez, 28, suffered a right wrist contusion after he was hit on the arm by a ball, which had been thrown by a young fan in the stands during the sixth inning of the game against the Baltimore Orioles.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The man had bruising around both eyes, blood around his mouth and abrasions on his shoulder, back and back of his neck.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
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The driver died at the scene, and an ambulance service transported the remainder of the passengers to the hospital to treat several broken fingers, concussions, bruises, abrasions and a broken femur, per PSN Zrt.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Suggs looked down to see that his arm had been gashed open and was dripping blood.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The front lid appears to be barely hanging on by a thread, with cuts and gashes throughout.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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No one expects anyone to come out here and not have bumps and bruises or injuries or all these things.—
Brian Mahoney,
Twin Cities,
10 June 2026
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In one example of work that earned the compensation bump for Q1, the finance team automated a major part of invoice processing, surpassing the original goal to automate 36% of the process and ultimately reached up to 85% automation.—
Sage Lazzaro,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Before police took him into custody, Tran slit his wrists, cut his neck and poked the blade into his stomach, but all of the wounds were superficial.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
1 June 2026
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If it’s baked in a loaf pan, go ahead and slit the top of the batter before baking.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Bruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruise. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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