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as in to brush
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing
the volleyball just grazed my face, so I'm okay
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Recent Examples of graze
Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Being at ground level in their grassland habitats often places them in the path of huge, hungry cattle looking to graze.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, ancient castles rise from misty riverbanks—like Trim and Kilkenny—as woolly sheep graze across emerald pastures.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Jawad was grazed in the leg in the shooting, Macomb County officials said.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Being at ground level in their grassland habitats often places them in the path of huge, hungry cattle looking to graze.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
The victim, a 23-year-old from Hamden, sustained a graze wound and his injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening, Bruckhart said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, ancient castles rise from misty riverbanks—like Trim and Kilkenny—as woolly sheep graze across emerald pastures.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graze
Noun
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Eileen Weir suffered multiple abrasions and bruises.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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The affidavit said that the victim suffered minor injuries, including a bruise on her left eye and scratches on the right side of her neck.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Eileen Weir suffered multiple abrasions and bruises.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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Back in 2019, Jeremy Stephens suffered a similar corneal abrasion in a fight with Yair Rodriguez and the UFC handed him a 180-day suspension.—
Antonio Losada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Graze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graze. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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