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as in brushes
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 grazes
Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
In his article for Mosaic magazine, Israeli computer scientist Moshe Koppel calculates that Sefaria’s digitized library, about a thousand volumes, barely grazes the surface.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
The Los Angeles experience consists mostly of such tangential connections and brief grazes of luxury.
—Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
There is even a massage with horses, during which a horse grazes nearby while a massage therapist works out your aches and pains.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
In his article for Mosaic magazine, Israeli computer scientist Moshe Koppel calculates that Sefaria’s digitized library, about a thousand volumes, barely grazes the surface.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grazes
bruises
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The jury was also shown images of bloody gashes and bruises on Ventura’s body during trial.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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The announcement followed visible swelling in his legs and bruises on his hands.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Grazes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grazes. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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