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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
Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Two other students were shot and one was grazed, according to the report.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
About 30 minutes later, a 24-year-old man showed up at Woodhull Hospital with a gunshot wound to his right hand and a graze wound on his stomach, police said.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Officials with Dallas Fire-Rescue told local news station NBC DFW that three of the victims, between the ages of 15-18, were shot and the fourth was grazed by a bullet.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Two other students were shot and one was grazed, according to the report.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
The victim suffered a graze wound to the right hand, and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was listed in good condition.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
About 30 minutes later, a 24-year-old man showed up at Woodhull Hospital with a gunshot wound to his right hand and a graze wound on his stomach, police said.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 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 5 May. 2025.
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