as in bruised
to cut (someone's flesh) deeply or roughly
The broken glass lacerated his feet. The patient's hand was severely lacerated.
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Recent Examples of lacerated
In the process, one robber violently shoved the store’s octogenarian owner to the ground, police said, leaving him bloodied and lacerated from numerous shards of glass.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Catherine’s right leg was lacerated to the bone and nearly amputated by a propeller.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Catherine’s right leg was lacerated to the bone and nearly amputated by a propeller.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lacerated
wounded
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The spokesperson said 207 service members have returned to duty and 10 are seriously wounded.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The government agency said over 2,500 people have been wounded.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Lacerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacerated. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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