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
By the end of the fight, at least three students were hurt by Clarke and a mirror on the wall was cracked, punched by a student who lacerated his hand, deputies say.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lacerated
wounded
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According to the Gaza Health Ministry, which Hamas oversees, 64,522 Palestinians have been killed in the war and another 163,096 have been wounded.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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Two separate shootings at South Carolina State University left one woman dead, a man wounded and triggered a campus-wide lockdown on Saturday night, according to the school and local authorities.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Lacerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacerated. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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