contuses

present tense third-person singular of contuse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contuses
Verb
  • 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
  • But as the war tears at civilian life, Sashi’s four brothers and their friend K are pulled into the conflict.
    Eliana Ramage September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This interaction damages skin cells and can trigger irritation, redness, stinging or burning.
    Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • If the power outage is specific to your home, say a lightning strike damages your electrical system, things change.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 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
  • 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
  • If a dog that has not been officially declared dangerous severely injures or kills a person when unprovoked, authorities may confiscate the dog, and the dog’s owner is liable for the incident.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What hurts me doesn't necessarily hurt another person with the same loss.
    Heather Straughter, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Negative, mean or even well-intended but poorly delivered feedback always hurts.
    Susanne Biro, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Contuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contuses. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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