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Recent Examples of contusion
Wideout Sean Brown suffered a contusion during his catch and run in Saturday night’s loss and is expected to be OK, but didn’t practice on Tuesday, according to Albin.
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Just a contusion, but there is some swelling in there for sure but not a big deal.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Tovar’s missed 63 games due to two injuries (left hip contusion and left oblique strain) after missing only 14 games across 2023 and ’24.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Misiorowski landed on the IL with a left tibia contusion after he was hit on the left shin by a line drive off the bat of Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs on July 28.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 7 Sep. 2025
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Just a contusion, but there is some swelling in there for sure but not a big deal.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Tovar’s missed 63 games due to two injuries (left hip contusion and left oblique strain) after missing only 14 games across 2023 and ’24.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Misiorowski landed on the IL with a left tibia contusion after he was hit on the left shin by a line drive off the bat of Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs on July 28.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contusion
bruise
Noun
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Jaundiced-looking skin, dime-sized bruises on the arms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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In 2011, schoolteacher Ellen Greenberg was found dead on the kitchen floor of her Philadelphia apartment with some 20 knife wounds and numerous bruises.—
Brandon Griggs,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Contusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contusion. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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