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Recent Examples of bruise
Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
In the final video, Pierce can be seen shirtless, with bruises showing, while Ruffin verbally abuses him, Facklam said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
When digging, be careful not to cut through the tubers or bruise the spuds with rough handling.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
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Noun
As the children arrived at their foster homes, some of them in pairs, many had scratches, red marks, scars, and old bruises on various parts of their bodies.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
In the final video, Pierce can be seen shirtless, with bruises showing, while Ruffin verbally abuses him, Facklam said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
Take two mint crowns, lightly bruise them with your fingers, and stick them against the inside close to the straw.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
When digging, be careful not to cut through the tubers or bruise the spuds with rough handling.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruise
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Verb
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Three Mexican security officers were wounded, the embassy said.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Feb. 2026
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At least two people were killed, and five others were wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago as of Saturday afternoon.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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LaVine, a two-time All-Star, has missed 17 games due to various injuries, including lower back soreness, a right thigh contusion, right thumb soreness and a left ankle sprain.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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But Kaszas’ ultimate destiny had nothing to do with inflicting — or receiving — bruises, contusions or broken limbs.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The technology is also moving into textiles and wearables, where self-repairing fabrics can mend small rips or abrasions, extending product life and reducing waste.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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The girl was taken to Children’s Hospital with injuries to her extremities and abrasions to her head.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The front lid appears to be barely hanging on by a thread, with cuts and gashes throughout.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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James Cook’s first carry went for 16 yards around his right tackle, the Broncos were gashed, Bills Mafia smelled blood, and the tone was set.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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Senior Aidan Martinez and junior Nathan Soto will be good from the bump, too.—
Tarek Fattal,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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A bit of a bump in the rating this month was fueled by more affluent Americans with money in the markets.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Although not a full Renaissance sleeve, Lela Rose slit into those on a few of her cocktail dresses, allowing subtle movement without veering too far into costume territory.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Bleeding from a chest wound and still alive, Ronald Heath then kicked Sheridan, stabbed him in the neck and then tried to slit his throat, though the knife was too dull, court records say.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Bruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruise. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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