as in injured
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Recent Examples of bruised
Jack Smart, People.com, 13 May 2025
But within the sport there is one category that sits (bruised) head and (fractured) shoulders above the others.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
My tummy, too, was swollen and bruised, but not actively hurting.
—Parizaad Khan Sethi, Allure, 2 May 2025
Among Story’s injuries have been a broken bone in his left shoulder, a torn ligament in his right elbow that required Tommy John reconstructive surgery, a bruised left hand and a bruised right hand.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Nobody 2 will bring Odenkirk’s Hutch Mansell — and his bruised, bloodied knuckles — back to the big screen on Aug. 15.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 13 May 2025
But within the sport there is one category that sits (bruised) head and (fractured) shoulders above the others.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
My tummy, too, was swollen and bruised, but not actively hurting.
—Parizaad Khan Sethi, Allure, 2 May 2025
Among Story’s injuries have been a broken bone in his left shoulder, a torn ligament in his right elbow that required Tommy John reconstructive surgery, a bruised left hand and a bruised right hand.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruised
Adjective
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Until the world contains only liberal democracies, Washington can hardly avoid seeking blemished friends.—
Hal Brands,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2024
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Throop returned to his hometown in 1990 to take stock of its blemished environment.—
Steve Marble,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2022
Verb
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Small borers may be removed by slitting the stem and handpicking them.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2025
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Carefully cut slits into the sponges and slide them onto the ends of the tongs, and voila!—
Amy Brightfield,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But the murder forced UHG to face a harsh fact: The health care system has never felt more broken to the patients it’s meant to serve.—
Alyson Shontell,
Fortune,
2 June 2025
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Cleaning up debris In the Sunday mid-morning heat, Heather Garcia and Tomlin were outside cleaning their yards, picking up the seemingly endless bits of broken glass.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
Verb
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In another incident that month, a train conductor was slashed in the neck.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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So much so that movement speeds of loads (up or down) were slashed by 85% compared to common-or-garden backpacks.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The tainted Tylenol bottles had been sold at various drugstores across the Chicago area.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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However, arsenic is a naturally occurring substance that can contaminate groundwater and food irrigated with tainted water.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Throughout the nineteen-sixties, the Chairman hacked away at the bureaucracy, focussing especially on ministries dealing with culture, education, and public health.—
Charlie Tyson,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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Making matters worse, the Polish Space Agency reported it was hacked on March 2.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruised. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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