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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
Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Two people suffered gunshot wounds and a third was grazed, police said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
The man suffered a graze would to the chest during the shooting and was treated and later released from a local hospital.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
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Verb
One went through my younger son’s ear and grazed at the top of the head.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Two people suffered gunshot wounds and a third was grazed, police said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition with a graze wound to the head.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
The man suffered a graze would to the chest during the shooting and was treated and later released from a local hospital.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graze
Noun
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Social media is abuzz with photos of bruises on his hand, sparking widespread chatter about his health.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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The boys’ parents frequently asked teachers and officials at The Joshua School about their sons’ unexplained bruises and injuries while the abuse was going on, but school officials claimed the children were injuring themselves.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Lab 102 reports that OrganIQ seek can be applied in nebulization systems for bleaches with strong contrast and abrasion effects.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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In a modernist era of abrasion and velocity—the now and the next, chasing each other at warp speed—Reilly offered a work of radical non-provocation.—
Brad Shoup,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Graze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graze. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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