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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
Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The bald-style peaks in this region make for consistent views across the Grayson Highlands, a stretch of trail known for wild ponies grazing around Wilburn Ridge.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2025
Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The administration loves anyone who wants to harvest timber, mine for critical minerals, graze cattle, or produce oil and gas on federals, the interior secretary said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The helicopter made a dusty landing about 40 miles from downtown Dallas, in an area where builders were laying down new traffic circles next to pastures grazed by herds of longhorn cattle.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The bald-style peaks in this region make for consistent views across the Grayson Highlands, a stretch of trail known for wild ponies grazing around Wilburn Ridge.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
The youngest boy suffered a graze wound to the head, and the older boy was shot to the left side of the head.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The administration loves anyone who wants to harvest timber, mine for critical minerals, graze cattle, or produce oil and gas on federals, the interior secretary said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graze
Noun
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He’s appeared in only 170 games since then due to plantar fasciitis, a bone bruise in his foot, heel issues, a broken finger, a back strain, a lower rib contusion and now further back issues.—
Beth Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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Key Documentary Players Meet at CPH:DOX to Ponder Alternatives After ‘Streamers Went to the Right’ Now 20, Martin admits that the subsequent years in the rough-and-tumble entertainment business left some bruises.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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At the gas station, officers discovered a naked woman, covered in abrasions, who was in need of immediate medical assistance, according to court documents obtained by the outlet.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Another student, Faraaz Qureshi, said he was hit with rubber bullets four times, causing a severe open fracture in his finger and contusions and abrasions on his chest and back.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Graze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graze. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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