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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
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Two other guests who were in the area did sustain some injuries, though, and they were treated for minor grazes by park first aid officials and released, according to park officials.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
Two Disneyland guests in the area were treated by Disneyland First Aid for minor grazes and released, according to Disneyland officials.
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Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
The Los Angeles experience consists mostly of such tangential connections and brief grazes of luxury.
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Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
In one scene, Misael disappears entirely from the forest as the canine roams around in the background while a calf grazes up front.
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Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Going for a slightly longer take on a bob that hits below the chin (and perhaps even grazes toward your shoulders) allows all the polish and charm of a bob, while letting natural texture give a breezy, airy look that requires minimal work.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
Yara Shahidi’s delicate coils pop with the lightly layered cut that grazes her shoulders.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
An American Bison grazes in fields on the Southern Plains Land Trust Heartland Ranch Nature Preserve on September 23, 2022 near Lamar, Colorado.
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Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
People taking anticoagulants can also experience serious bleeds from small cuts or grazes, uncontrolled nosebleeds, blood in the urine and, more rarely, brain hemorrhages or bleeding in the lungs.
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David Cox,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
As a journalist with a deep interest in our public lands, and a working rancher who grazes his own cattle on BLM ground in the same part of Montana where AP has been acquiring land, McKean is uniquely positioned at the intersection of all this.
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Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
After someone in the other party fires a potshot that grazes the head of one of Rex’s fiends, another buddy returns fire and kills the original shooter.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Nov. 2025
Noun
McCray was hurt, too; he was hit in the foot and leg and also suffered grazes on his back.
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Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Two other guests who were in the area did sustain some injuries, though, and they were treated for minor grazes by park first aid officials and released, according to park officials.
—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
Two Disneyland guests in the area were treated by Disneyland First Aid for minor grazes and released, according to Disneyland officials.
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Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
The Los Angeles experience consists mostly of such tangential connections and brief grazes of luxury.
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Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
The plot of Red Sheet, though, only grazes the surface of Ellroy’s unique historical perspective.
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Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
In one scene, Misael disappears entirely from the forest as the canine roams around in the background while a calf grazes up front.
—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Going for a slightly longer take on a bob that hits below the chin (and perhaps even grazes toward your shoulders) allows all the polish and charm of a bob, while letting natural texture give a breezy, airy look that requires minimal work.
—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
Yara Shahidi’s delicate coils pop with the lightly layered cut that grazes her shoulders.
—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
An American Bison grazes in fields on the Southern Plains Land Trust Heartland Ranch Nature Preserve on September 23, 2022 near Lamar, Colorado.
—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
People taking anticoagulants can also experience serious bleeds from small cuts or grazes, uncontrolled nosebleeds, blood in the urine and, more rarely, brain hemorrhages or bleeding in the lungs.
—
David Cox,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
As a journalist with a deep interest in our public lands, and a working rancher who grazes his own cattle on BLM ground in the same part of Montana where AP has been acquiring land, McKean is uniquely positioned at the intersection of all this.
—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
After someone in the other party fires a potshot that grazes the head of one of Rex’s fiends, another buddy returns fire and kills the original shooter.
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grazes
Noun
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The beating left at least 30 bruises on Joanna’s torso and legs, and a belt pattern was present among the injuries, according to the assessment of a pathologist described in the affidavit.
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When bruises are noticed on their daughter’s body at school, their five children are taken away from them and a legal saga ensues.
Verb
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Birds chirp, and the breeze rustles the leaves.
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Even Super Dog makes an appearance — cape, mask and all — ready to leap into action the moment a snack bag rustles.
Verb
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Her older brother, 9-year-old Charlie, climbs across the nearby jungle gym at a Prairie Village playground as her younger brother, 3-year-old Will, scrapes a stick through the mulch.
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Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
Verb
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Bryce Harper, star slugger, the Phillie Phanatic's best friend, and baseball hero to children of all ages, brushes his teeth.
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These stocks have climbed for weeks as the market brushes off the narrative that AI is a threat to the cybersecurity industry.
Verb
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Prolonged uncertainty feeds conspiracy theories.
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This data feeds directly into asset management systems, allowing agencies to see exactly which roads are in the slurry seal window and which are about to become a liability.
Verb
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Price's dog Chaos suffered extensive blood loss and several gashes and scratches from the bear attack.
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Officers noted in the affidavit that the girlfriend’s injuries didn’t quite match her claims, observing a small mark on her neck, scratches on her arm and a small cut on her hand.
Verb
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In the photo, Holland kisses Zendaya's head while on the Spider-Man press tour.
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Set in one blistering Midwestern small town summer, everything changes in Mina’s friend group when her best friend unexpectedly kisses her at a sleepover.
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Because no one really eats onscreen anymore.
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Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes the body to attack the small intestine when a person eats gluten.
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“Grazes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grazes. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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