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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
Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Two people suffered gunshot wounds and a third was grazed, police said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis earlier this month, was shot three times and grazed by a fourth bullet, according to results from a private autopsy.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
In an interview just days after the shooting with ABC affiliate station KXTV in Sacramento, Amari's father, Patrick Peterson, said his young daughter was also grazed by a bullet during the shooting.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 18 Jan. 2026
Vrabel’s face grazed Williams’ helmet, which resulted in a bloody lip for the coach.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The victim said one of the bullets allegedly grazed his neck.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
These galaxies grazed each other millions of years ago, in a gravitational close pass that bent and stretched their spiral structures.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The two officers shot Emile six times, and one of their bullets grazed a bystander’s back.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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The four bullets Renee Good took from the gun fired by Minnesota ICE officer Jonathan Ross hit her once each in the arm, breast and head, while a fourth grazed her body, her family said in releasing partial results of an independent autopsy on the slain mother of three.
—Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Two people suffered gunshot wounds and a third was grazed, police said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis earlier this month, was shot three times and grazed by a fourth bullet, according to results from a private autopsy.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
In an interview just days after the shooting with ABC affiliate station KXTV in Sacramento, Amari's father, Patrick Peterson, said his young daughter was also grazed by a bullet during the shooting.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 18 Jan. 2026
Vrabel’s face grazed Williams’ helmet, which resulted in a bloody lip for the coach.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The victim said one of the bullets allegedly grazed his neck.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
These galaxies grazed each other millions of years ago, in a gravitational close pass that bent and stretched their spiral structures.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The two officers shot Emile six times, and one of their bullets grazed a bystander’s back.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Grazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grazed. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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