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Recent Examples of contusionAt home for Game 4, with Butler questionable (left pelvic contusion) tonight, the Warriors are favored this evening.—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 Kyle Harrison, who is currently replacing Verlander in the rotation, is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday after being diagnosed with a left elbow contusion due to being struck by a ground ball in his last start.—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 June 2025 Ankle tendinitis earlier this year delayed his rehab, and now his elbow contusion could set him back again.—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 With his Knicks’ season on the line, the All-Star center was in the starting lineup for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Madison Square Garden after being listed as questionable with a left knee contusion.—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for contusion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contusion
bruise
Noun
Then a surgeon stepped in A CT mother found bruises on her nonverbal daughter.
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Nick Caito Photo,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2025
The onslaught left the woman with a broken nose and a fractured orbital bone, as well as bruises and swelling to her eye and neck, cops said.
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Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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