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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 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 Cut away bruised and damaged areas on your produce before preparing or eating. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 Be sure to cut away bruised or damaged areas of produce before using and eating it. — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Cut away any damaged or bruised areas before preparing or eating produce. — Eva Flowe july 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 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 injured man was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive, police said.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The group also includes injured captain Aaron Judge (2016) and Hall of Famer Yogi Berra (1946).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of injured
Verb
  • Jen Macdonel, Claire Macdonel's mother, told Fox News Digital that the barracuda attack lacerated four of her daughter's tendons, in addition to a nerve and a ligament.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • They are lacerated by propellers.
    — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Definition of lacerated
Adjective
  • Moscow can keep paying for the war by forcing businesses to absorb the cost of drone attacks rather than spending on better drone defenses or compensating damaged firms.
    — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
  • Investigators found damaged trees along Rock Branch Road, before the tornado crossed Highway 212 and snapped or uprooted numerous trees along the southward slope of Shelton Laurel Creek and toward Cutshall Town Road.
    — Joe Marusak July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 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
  • They’re all better served by the heartfelt and humorous beats, rather than the heartfelt and hurt ones.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
  • Many of the hurt kids were at home when tear gas drifted in from streets where federal agents had deployed the chemical agent against crowds of protesters.
    — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 27 May 2026
Definition of hurt
Verb
  • His fingers have been jammed, his head butted, his eyes gashed.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • When both gashed their elbow skin open on the 4S Ranch 10U all-star team.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Definition of gashed
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of disfigured
Verb
  • Kyiv's military administration said the strikes had killed nine people, and the city's mayor reported 27 people, including four children boys, were wounded and transported to hospital.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Serhiy joked he had been discharged from the military after being seriously wounded on the front line.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Definition of wounded

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