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Recent Examples of bruised
Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Victor Wembanyama left last night’s Spurs game in the first half with a bruised rib.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
As such, Wembanyama’s bid for his first Defensive Player of the Year award and All-NBA honors — not to mention his place in the MVP race — could come down to his ability to gut out 20 more minutes with a bruised rib between now and the April 12 regular-season finale against Denver.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2026
Photos from the hospital show him with a bandage on his head, a bruised, swollen eye and a bloody gash on his cheek.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The mother of the malnourished and badly bruised youngster, Dominque Servant, 33, has been charged, alongside her boyfriend, Joey Ruffin, 38, with causing Markell’s death in February.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Victor Wembanyama left last night’s Spurs game in the first half with a bruised rib.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
As such, Wembanyama’s bid for his first Defensive Player of the Year award and All-NBA honors — not to mention his place in the MVP race — could come down to his ability to gut out 20 more minutes with a bruised rib between now and the April 12 regular-season finale against Denver.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2026
Photos from the hospital show him with a bandage on his head, a bruised, swollen eye and a bloody gash on his cheek.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruised
Adjective
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Marcus Rashford will likely start for Barcelona in place of the injured Raphinha.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The injured deputy was treated at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth and then released.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some of the women were bleeding from their reproductive organs, while others had blood dripping from slashes on their breasts, their bodies having been lacerated with a sharp instrument.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the process, one robber violently shoved the store’s octogenarian owner to the ground, police said, leaving him bloodied and lacerated from numerous shards of glass.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Ignoring these codes can lead to water stains, discoloration or damaged fabric.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Celebrity hairstylist Sami Knight recommends focusing on products that support scalp health and strengthen the hair fibers — like the Epres bond repair treatment, which can repair and fortify damaged strands.—
Rebecca Strong,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After the game, his face was mangled, with a cut across the bridge of his nose and what looked like a rug burn on his chin.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The facade of the locomotive was badly mangled and the truck also severely damaged, according to an Associated Press journalist at the scene.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Ailing with a hurt knee and foot that kept him from elevating, the graduate transfer from UAB finished with 13 points on 4-for-13 shooting.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Ailing with a hurt knee and foot that kept him from elevating, the graduate transfer from UAB finished with 13 points on 4-of-13 shooting.—
Eddie Pells,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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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The Warriors, who often play three- or four-guard lineups, have been gashed by a Blazers front line that features the 7-foot-2 Donovan Clingan.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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The bodies had signs of binding the hands and feet, contortion of limbs, cut off fingertips and disfigured heads, according to Kaki.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That setback, according to those who knew him well, wounded him—and transformed him.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Months after federal immigration agents shot and killed two people and wounded a third in separate incidents during the ICE surge in Minneapolis, the status of the federal investigations into the three shootings remains an open question.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruised. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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