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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
Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Rendered in high-shine patent leather, the shoes — which grazed Sweeney’s mid-thighs — featured a square toe and second-skin-like fit.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
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
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Verb
During their absence, settlers sent cows to graze on their olive trees, Umm Shukry’s son Shukry Shehadeh, explains.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Rendered in high-shine patent leather, the shoes — which grazed Sweeney’s mid-thighs — featured a square toe and second-skin-like fit.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
This luxury retreat, located 25 minutes south of Moab, offers 50 upscale safari tents and fine dining (don’t sleep on ULUM’s canyon graze board with prickly pear jam).
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graze
Noun
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The Jones victory comes amid a political landscape that has shifted regarding cancel culture and the intensity and lasting effects of political bruises.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Watch Adcock show off his post-fall bruise below.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Less abrasion on the surface helps denim maintain its color.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Starting guard Reese Dixon-Waters was a full practice participant two days after missing the 77-45 victory against Long Beach State with a corneal abrasion in his eye that necessitated a trip to the emergency room followed by appointments with ophthalmologists.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Graze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graze. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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