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adjective

Definition of bruisednext
as in injured

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verb

past tense of bruise
as in lacerated

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Recent Examples of bruised
Adjective
The season gradually showcases Warner, who finds the bruised psyche beneath her character’s sexpot surface and delivers cutting dialogue with a precision that calls to mind Murphy blondes including Emma Roberts, Leslie Bibb and Billie Lourd. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 Rhodes was left bruised and battered that night but was still the champion. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Sarepta Therapeutics, the bruised maker of Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatments, on Monday named Michael Severino, formerly the CEO of Tessera Therapeutics, as its new chief executive, starting Tuesday. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 27 July 2026 The series points that out with extensive behind-the-scenes looks at the sprained knee, the bruised bicep and the devastating injury to his left shoulder that hampered the throwing motion for his right shoulder. — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bruised
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruised
  1. injured
  2. lacerated
  3. damaged
  4. mangled
  5. hurt
  6. gashed
  7. disfigured
  8. wounded
Adjective
  • The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane first reported that Dickerson was heading to injured reserve.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Being unbuckled doesn’t make an injured person responsible for causing the collision or for every injury that follows it.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of injured
Verb
  • The man’s muscles and skin were lacerated by the bear’s claws and teeth.
    — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Corbin fractured his jaw in two places, busted his upper arm, and lacerated his lip.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of lacerated
Adjective
  • Analysts said the move was aimed at forcing companies to pay for their own security and bring damaged assets back into service, despite the cost.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Clean water is hard to come by, as the floods contaminated water systems and damaged infrastructure.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • Old tree roots have mangled sidewalks and created obstacles for pedestrians, especially parents with strollers and people using wheelchairs.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Photos released by the agency show the pickup truck mangled and nearly unrecognizable after the violent plunge, with debris scattered across the rocky mountainside.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of mangled
Adjective
  • Rivera, baseball’s career leader in saves, underwent surgery after getting hurt playing center field last year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • New York Yankees / Getty Images Rivera, baseball's career leader in saves, underwent surgery after getting hurt playing center field last year.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurt
Verb
  • That was truly the only time the Panthers got gashed all afternoon.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
  • His fingers have been jammed, his head butted, his eyes gashed.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of gashed
Adjective
  • Those who survived the disease were often left disfigured and scarred.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In a particularly gnarly flashback, one sibling voluntarily — and crudely — amputates his fingers to match his brother's disfigured hand, which lost two digits when Angier shot him.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of disfigured
Verb
  • In Dnipro, a city in central Ukraine, a Russian daylight attack Friday wounded 12 people, according to local officials.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Biggart was born in Berlin in 1947, where his father served in the military police, two years after being wounded at the Battle of the Bulge.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of wounded

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