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Recent Examples of bruised
Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Trim off any bruised areas or blemishes before enjoying.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
Don’t let a bruised ego derail your whole day.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Earlier in the game Thursday, Dodgers starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski exited with a bruised right hamstring.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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Adjective
Hedge funds are most attractive to investors when the over-all market performs poorly, as bruised investors seek ways to protect themselves against another crash by putting their money in the hands of people supposedly expert at managing risk.
—Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Trim off any bruised areas or blemishes before enjoying.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
Don’t let a bruised ego derail your whole day.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Earlier in the game Thursday, Dodgers starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski exited with a bruised right hamstring.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruised
Adjective
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North Carolina’s Fault Rules Can Make for Complications North Carolina is known for its contributory negligence rule, which can limit recovery if an injured person is found partly responsible for the accident.—
Will Jones,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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Florida’s personal injury protection statute requires initial medical services and care within 14 days after a motor vehicle accident for PIP medical benefits to apply, hence why injured people should not wait to get evaluated, even when symptoms initially seem manageable.—
Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
Verb
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They are lacerated by propellers.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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Cells called osteoclasts remove old or damaged bone, while osteoblasts build new bone in its place.—
Priya Bhardwaj,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
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For the best results, use its gummies to help stall the process from within; apply its serum daily to repair damaged follicles; and schedule professional sessions for its Xvie XO Concentrate, a peptide- and exosome-rich treatment designed to reactivate dormant follicles.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
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The hood of the SUV was mangled, and the glass front door of the mini-mart was wrecked.—
Lou Kleinberg,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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As reported by Euronews, the opening planned for this weekend has been postponed to an unspecified date after severe winds mangled part of the artwork on the oldest bridge in the French capital.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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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
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When the Sixers convened for Wednesday morning’s shootaround, Embiid was too hurt to participate.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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When both gashed their elbow skin open on the 4S Ranch 10U all-star team.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Suggs looked down to see that his arm had been gashed open and was dripping blood.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
1 May 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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At least two people were wounded in a shooting at a Pomona apartment complex on Thursday afternoon.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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More than a dozen others lay wounded as the downtown block descended into chaos.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruised. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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