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Recent Examples of bruise
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 11 June 2025
Doctors at the University of Chicago’s Comer Children’s Hospital said the girl had signs of abuse — including she was covered in bruises, had two black eyes, scratches and abdominal trauma.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 June 2025
Now, after last year’s bruising war with Israel, Hezbollah is much weaker and Lebanon’s new political leaders sense an opportunity to revitalize the economy once again with help from wealthy neighbors.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
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Noun
His list of injuries is long: plantar fasciitis, a bone bruise in his foot, a bruised heel, a broken finger, a lower rib contusion, as well as his chronic back problems.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 11 June 2025
Doctors at the University of Chicago’s Comer Children’s Hospital said the girl had signs of abuse — including she was covered in bruises, had two black eyes, scratches and abdominal trauma.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Verb
With the dual strikes of 2023, people in the industry are understandably bruised.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 June 2025
Now, after last year’s bruising war with Israel, Hezbollah is much weaker and Lebanon’s new political leaders sense an opportunity to revitalize the economy once again with help from wealthy neighbors.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruise
Noun
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The ability to generate ideas from scratch, to truly go from nothing to something, is a skill.—
Christian Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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But then they are just met with crying meows and scratches at the door.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
Noun
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There will be a few fewer bumps and bruises, fewer scrapes with injury, players’ health and energy preserved for the duration of the league’s longer, compact schedule.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
18 June 2025
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Pink scrape marks blossomed above and below his right eye.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
Verb
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Mortally wounded, Campbell sped off to the nearby corner of Givan and Palmer Aves.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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Meanwhile, at least 24 people have been killed in Israel, and more than 500 wounded.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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Kyle Harrison, who is currently replacing Verlander in the rotation, is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday after being diagnosed with a left elbow contusion due to being struck by a ground ball in his last start.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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Ankle tendinitis earlier this year delayed his rehab, and now his elbow contusion could set him back again.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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In fact, the abrasion from repeatedly opening and closing the caps on glass and plastic bottles can release an untold amount of micro- and nanoplastics into the beverage, said Lisa Zimmermann, lead author of the study published Tuesday in the journal NPJ Science of Food.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
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Agudelo was transferred to Elmhurst Hospital where she was treated for numerous skull fractures, a puncture wound to her temple and multiple abrasions, according to Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
Verb
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The Grizzlies gashed Minnesota to the tune of 72 points in the first half, using an up-tempo attack that consistently had the Wolves on their heels.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
11 Apr. 2025
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One fisherman named Akhmad, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, said he was hit by a metal hook and forced to work even after being injured on the job by a load of fish that gashed open his leg to the bone.—
Julie Watson,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Despite the bump, bearish signals remain on the horizon, with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifying at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday that the central bank will likely keep rates steady as the threat of inflation remains.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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Investors who can stomach the bumps may end up owning a piece of mobility’s future infrastructure—not just a car stock.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Verb
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Then, the family members would drag their victim to a hidden cellar on the property and slit the victim’s throat, leaving them there to die.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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In April 2006, Stanko, 57, beat and strangled girlfriend Laura Ling to death and raped her teenage daughter and slit her throat.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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“Bruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruise. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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