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Recent Examples of contusion
The Twins were also without Willi Castro, who sat with a right knee contusion.
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Castro played left field in the first inning, then left the game due, officially, to a knee contusion, with Clemens moving to the outfield and Ryan Fitzgerald entering the game at second base.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
By the end, Butler, 35, seemed to be affected by an illness in the final two games of the second round and was less than 100% after sustaining a pelvic contusion in the first round of the playoffs.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
They were forced to play Game 4 against Houston without Curry’s second-in-command, Jimmy Butler, who took a hard fall in Game 3 and continues to manage a pelvic and deep gluteal muscle contusion.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 6 May 2025
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Castro played left field in the first inning, then left the game due, officially, to a knee contusion, with Clemens moving to the outfield and Ryan Fitzgerald entering the game at second base.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
By the end, Butler, 35, seemed to be affected by an illness in the final two games of the second round and was less than 100% after sustaining a pelvic contusion in the first round of the playoffs.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
They were forced to play Game 4 against Houston without Curry’s second-in-command, Jimmy Butler, who took a hard fall in Game 3 and continues to manage a pelvic and deep gluteal muscle contusion.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contusion
bruise
Noun
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Doctors at the University of Chicago’s Comer Children’s Hospital said the girl had signs of abuse — including she was covered in bruises, had two black eyes, scratches and abdominal trauma.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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According to prosecutors, the woman was found naked, with several bruises on her body, a broken finger, and unable to move on her own.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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“Contusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contusion. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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