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plural of bruise
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as in scratches
a bodily injury in which small blood vessels are broken but the overlying skin is not she got quite a big bruise from walking into the corner of the table

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as in scrapes
an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface bruises caused by ill-fitting hiking boots

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bruises

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bruise

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Noun
  • Joseph sustained bite wounds to his leg and abrasions to his head, likely from falling onto the sidewalk during the attack, according to authorities.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Gonzalez said the horse was treated for abrasions to the skull and other injuries, per the outlet.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • What's on the new menu Frontier slashes price of 2025 unlimited pass.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • If one part of the country hunkers down and slashes spending at the mall or on vacations, that would hurt businesses and lead to layoffs.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Bruises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruises. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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