contuses

present tense third-person singular of contuse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contuses
Verb
  • While the director tears his hair out, the producers see the footage and sign the Minions on the spot, but their fame is short-lived with the arrival of the talkies.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 June 2026
  • Peppler tears big chunks of it off and passes it around for everyone to try, before illustrating the culinary importance of a good pissaladière.
    Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Most notably, those who switched faced a 24% higher risk of developing diabetic retinopathy, a condition that damages the blood vessels in the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • Your Eyes High blood pressure also damages the sensitive back lining of the eye called the retina.
    Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Chops, gouges, wounds it like the shadow grooves on the sidewalks—the sun is setting earlier.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Imperfect fleshly reality occupies the stage, the region where bones crack and wounds suppurate, schlumpy humans fall for each other, and jealousy roams murderously free.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Early on in the clip, Jake Johnson’s former tennis star Dusty Boyd trips over the net and injures his wrist in a bad way.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 June 2026
  • Who is responsible when a robot breaks something or injures someone?
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • Losing in Game 7 already hurts enough, but losing in extra innings to the Los Angeles Dodgers is a real twist of the knife.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
  • Neighbors are worried the next crash could be the one that busts through their wall or hurts someone who lives in one of the nearby homes.
    Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 28 June 2026
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“Contuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contuses. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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