contused

verb

past tense of contuse
as in bruised

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contused
  1. lacerated
  2. injured
  3. wounded
  4. battered
  5. bloodied
  6. damaged
  7. gored
  8. tore
Verb
  • The man’s muscles and skin were lacerated by the bear’s claws and teeth.
    — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Corbin fractured his jaw in two places, busted his upper arm, and lacerated his lip.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of lacerated
Verb
  • At this time, two officers were shot, and another was injured.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Three of the six people injured in the top-floor fracas were police officers, according to Sgt.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of injured
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  • Overnight strikes elsewhere in Ukraine killed two police officers in Dnipro, officials said, while a drone attack in Kyiv wounded three people after hitting a residential building.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting outside a laundromat on the edge of Carmichael that left a man wounded late Wednesday.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of wounded
Verb
  • Apple was widely criticized in the late 2000s for not volunteering more information about Jobs’ health, especially as concerns about his gaunt appearance battered the company’s shares.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Analysts believe that the successor's profile could offer the bank re-rating potential, especially as the stock has been battered since the start of the year.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of battered
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  • Figuratively speaking, by this point, this class has been bloodied in battle and have gotten to know each other.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Sondheimer has bloodied his hands climbing over a fence to exit a bolted stadium.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of bloodied
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  • After greeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the US envoy was taken on a tour of a cathedral in central Kyiv damaged in Russian attacks.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The second one came out of the printer damaged, with a big scratch on it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • Rome — Rome’s ancient Colosseum, where gladiators were once gored by wild animals to the delight of cheering crowds, has never exactly been associated with safety.
    — Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In another, a Florida man was gored and injured by a bison in the Lake Village area, where restaurants and hotels are located.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of gored
Verb
  • That was all going to set up a potential breakout 2025 season — before Worthy collided with tight end Travis Kelce and tore his labrum in the season opener.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • At least 22 people were killed and many injured when a fire tore through a crowded wedding in a Kinshasa neighborhood hall, as panicked guests jammed narrow corridors to escape.
    — Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of tore
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