contuses

present tense third-person singular of contuse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contuses
Verb
  • The Achilles tears that the Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers suffered during the 2025 playoffs have made the race for the conference wide open this coming season.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • In this kind of system, scientists theorize that the black hole tears the neutron star apart before swallowing it, which releases electromagnetic waves.
    Chad Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Feinerman explained that dryness in the eyes can cause an inflammatory response that damages the pigment layer of the macula, accelerating eye aging.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2025
  • These instructions help turn off the harmful protein that damages brain cells.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Set against Mumbai’s relentless pulse, their delicate connection faces tests as personal histories, desires, and wounds resurface.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • No policy wounds Tibetan dignity more profoundly than attempts to co-opt its spiritual and institutional heart.
    Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gafford injures ankle The Mavericks are likely to be without one of their major frontcourt pieces this preseason.
    Christian Clark, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Automobility directly or indirectly causes one in 34 deaths annually, injures more than 100 million people a year, and has killed as many people as the two World Wars combined.
    Henrietta Moore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Losing someone, going through a breakup, anything that deeply hurts your mind or heart is trauma.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This ultimately hurts the American people, the people who pay their salaries.
    Nicole Russell, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Contuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contuses. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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