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Recent Examples of bruised
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
Drying is also a good opportunity to cull out any severely bruised or rotting berries.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2026
Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras left Sunday's game against the Rays at the end of the first inning with a bruised right hand after he was hit by a fastball from Tampa Bay's Nick Martinez.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
Durant played in 78 of 82 games in the regular season but missed the playoff opener against Los Angeles because of a bruised knee suffered in practice.
—Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
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Adjective
The Red Sox first baseman will return to action Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies after missing one game with a bruised hand.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
Drying is also a good opportunity to cull out any severely bruised or rotting berries.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2026
Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras left Sunday's game against the Rays at the end of the first inning with a bruised right hand after he was hit by a fastball from Tampa Bay's Nick Martinez.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
Durant played in 78 of 82 games in the regular season but missed the playoff opener against Los Angeles because of a bruised knee suffered in practice.
—Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruised
Adjective
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First finding a role on special teams, and then eventually, when opportunity presented itself, contributing as a linebacker who replaced an injured starter.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Her father ran onto the court to check on her as the American player clutched her injured ACL and meniscus.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
3 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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Cut away any damaged or bruised areas; throw away the outer leaves of lettuce and cabbage heads.—
Emerson Latham,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
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Photos from the scene showed charred and damaged brickwork on the roof of the 10-story apartment block which Romanian authorities said was hit by a drone that exploded on impact, tearing through a top-floor flat.—
George Calin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Chopper 4 was on the scene where a white car was flipped over and completely mangled.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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Trees along the property were mangled.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 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
Verb
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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
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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
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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Last week, a drone strike on a bustling market in central Sudan killed 28 people and wounded dozens more.—
Fatma Khaled,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Witnesses to the downtown Sacramento mass shooting that left six dead and more than a dozen wounded as nightclubs closed on K Street sensed trouble in the moments before the shots were fired.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruised. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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