as in to blow out
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After Liberty topped Texas A&M in the second game of its regional-round bracket, the Aggies blew out Marist 17-4 to avoid elimination and set up the rematch with the Flames.—
Lauren Merola,
New York Times,
19 May 2025 -
The wind was blowing out to right at 21 mph, which is just another day at the office for the Cubs.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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At another point, he is forcefully yanked from the bed by his shirt collar and held up above the ground, his face visibly bloodied.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
5 May 2025
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Walker eventually kills an innocent man in front of a crowd in the streets, bloodying the sacred Captain America shield in the process.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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In the mist of the Patagonian Andes, an indigenous forest is recovering from a fire, with animals and humans emerging from a landscape scarred by colonisation.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2025
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Researchers chose to investigate semaglutide as a potential treatment because this class of drug has previously been shown to reduce fat and liver scarring for people with MASH.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Photos showing Rihanna bloodied and bruised after the attack were leaked to the public at the time, forever altering Brown's reputation and kicking off more than a decade of legal troubles.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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At one point, Geoff decided to reprogram Ian’s foot switch, in part to cheer up Molly Holm, one of Ian’s nurses since 2008, who had bruised her ribs slipping on ice.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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“Contuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contuse. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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