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as in brushed
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 grazed
Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 16 May 2026
The bullet may have grazed his right hip.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
This evolutionary tactic allows young trees to survive drought and bounce back if grazed to the ground by animals.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
Nantambu told investigators that one of the bullets grazed his neck.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Jokanovic had collected 14 kills by the time the third set had ended, and one of them grazed the top of two Ball State defenders’ heads before hitting the court for the set-winner in the third frame.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
The truck was en route to deliver bread to the airport when it was grazed by the plane.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Trump was mid-speech when he was grazed by a bullet.
—Michelle Tauber, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Penguins darted beneath us, marine iguanas grazed on algae, and sea lions twirled playfully in the water.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
The 33-year-old was grazed in the hip and was treated and taken by CFD to Rush Hospital in fair condition.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 16 May 2026
The bullet may have grazed his right hip.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
This evolutionary tactic allows young trees to survive drought and bounce back if grazed to the ground by animals.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
Nantambu told investigators that one of the bullets grazed his neck.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Jokanovic had collected 14 kills by the time the third set had ended, and one of them grazed the top of two Ball State defenders’ heads before hitting the court for the set-winner in the third frame.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
The truck was en route to deliver bread to the airport when it was grazed by the plane.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Trump was mid-speech when he was grazed by a bullet.
—Michelle Tauber, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Penguins darted beneath us, marine iguanas grazed on algae, and sea lions twirled playfully in the water.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grazed
Verb
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Some shaggy buffalo drowsed in a patch of shade, and a hose fed water into a large puddle where a white goose paddled in tight circles.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Before the Lyon students went to the play elements, they were fed a lunch of hot dogs, chips and frozen custard.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Verb
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At four thirty, pink streaks the sky, like the time mama stepped on the brakes too fast at an intersection and the tires scraped the road black.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Brazil beat the Netherlands 3–2 in the quarterfinals and scraped past Sweden 1–0 in the semifinals thanks to a goal from forward Romário.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Remember, if your refrigerator has brushed stainless steel, always wipe in the direction of the grain for the cleanest finish.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
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Additional layers are applied to fill gaps and create a smooth surface before a final coat of lacquer is brushed on.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The tremors from Old Trafford also rustled the papers on the desk of Napoli’s sporting director Giovanni Manna.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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The wind rustled gently through the leaves, and the only other sound was the soft buzz of bees moving from flower to flower.—
Menganyi Moroga,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Most of them were spent on the third defensive pairing, and then the 22-year-old was scratched for Tyson Hinds late in the year as Quenneville favored the size of Hinds, who spent most of his season in the American Hockey League.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Replace scratched non-stick pans with cast iron, stainless steel or ceramic cookware.—
Ryan Brennan
May 11,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
Verb
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The man kissed and touched his neck and rubbed his genitals against Gilboa-Dalal.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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The audience began to cheer, and then, with no hard feelings, the two kissed and made up.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
Verb
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Grazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grazed. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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