as in to blow out
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He was bloodied in the first half, literally giving blood and sweat to complete the goal.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2026 -
The photo of Hughes, bloodied without some teeth with an American flag draped over his shoulders, has quickly become historic.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Every character — from Miles Caton’s rebellious guitarist and Jack O’Connell’s lilting vampire to Wunmi Mosaku’s soulful witch and Michael B. Jordan’s bootlegging twins Smoke and Stack — has been scarred by life in 1930s Mississippi.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Instead of rigid probes that scar the brain, the porous, ultraflexible meshes were built to match the softness of cells and move with them.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Mar. 2026
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The minutiae of his substitution pattern at the beginning of a game wouldn’t bruise his ego, his insatiable yearning to shoot the basketball that Denver desperately needed.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Kings played without Russell Westbrook (quad bruise).—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Contuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contuse. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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