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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
Briauna Brown, CBS News, 7 June 2026
The driver and passenger, who was grazed by a bullet, were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
With the Rockies holding a 7-0 lead, Rumfield sent a drive to deep right-center, where the ball grazed the outside of Adell's glove before hitting his head and bounding over the wall.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
The ball grazed his glove before bouncing squarely on his noggin and over the wall.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The wacky misplay happened during the top of the fourth inning on June 2, when Rockies third baseman TJ Rumfield whacked a deep fly to right field, which then grazed off the left side of Adell’s glove and off the top of his head.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Wild goats grazed on steep rocky hillsides around the bend from El Vicenc (rates from $240).
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
One bullet grazed an Eagle Team, Patrick Daley, in the right calf while Daley tried to take cover behind the kiosk.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
The bullet may have grazed his right hip.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Verb
Police said a child was grazed in the head by a bullet and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 7 June 2026
The driver and passenger, who was grazed by a bullet, were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
With the Rockies holding a 7-0 lead, Rumfield sent a drive to deep right-center, where the ball grazed the outside of Adell's glove before hitting his head and bounding over the wall.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
The ball grazed his glove before bouncing squarely on his noggin and over the wall.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The wacky misplay happened during the top of the fourth inning on June 2, when Rockies third baseman TJ Rumfield whacked a deep fly to right field, which then grazed off the left side of Adell’s glove and off the top of his head.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Wild goats grazed on steep rocky hillsides around the bend from El Vicenc (rates from $240).
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
One bullet grazed an Eagle Team, Patrick Daley, in the right calf while Daley tried to take cover behind the kiosk.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
The bullet may have grazed his right hip.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grazed
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Larimer County officials said the ditch runs behind homes and is fed by the Cache la Poudre River.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Much of the freak-out was fed by polls supposedly showing Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco atop the field.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Firecrawl has started working with partners including Wikipedia on this, with the idea that information sources providing real value to AI systems should be compensated for it, rather than scraped silently.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Public photos, captions and comments can get scraped, saved and connected to other personal details already online.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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But officials and executives brushed off regional tensions and security implications, insisting that the ferry is just for tourism.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Morris said Taylor accidentally brushed against Coles, and that Lisa attempted to de-escalate the situation.—
Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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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
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Even though Neto played on Sunday and was in the lineup on Monday afternoon, he was scratched shortly before the game.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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The Royals also caught a break, avoiding young Reds ace Chase Burns, who was scratched due to illness.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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Gabriel kissed the girls who stepped on the red dot (Beatriz, Trinity) while Kayda kissed the boys who did the same (Zach, Bryce).—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Lines by his eyes, a crease off his smile, shadowy grey hair, trimmed neat — but a well-aged man at 60, skin kissed by the Florida sun.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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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 10 Jun. 2026.
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