Thesaurus results for LACERATION

laceration

noun

ˌla-sə-ˈrā-shən

Definition of laceration

as in slit

a long deep cut the fall from the motocross bike left him with several lacerations from the sharp rocks

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Recent Examples of laceration On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration gave the recall the second-highest risk level, Class II, as the rolls could cause internal injury or laceration if consumed. — Jenna Anderson, Health, 16 July 2026 The girl, whose name was not released Thursday, was taken to Arkansas Children’s Hospital to treat several lacerations. — Arkansas Online, 9 July 2026 The brand has received no reports of injury or death but did warn that consuming the metal and plastic parts could cause choking, lacerations or blockages in the gastrointestinal tract. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Brooke, 35, was in cardiac arrest and had suffered a large laceration to her chest, according to dispatch audio obtained by PEOPLE. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for laceration

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Starship is designed to launch 60 Starlink V3 satellites at a time, spitting them out through a slit-like payload bay door like a giant PEZ candy dispenser.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026
Starship released the Starlink V3s using its Pez-like deployer, tossing them overboard through a slit-like opening on the side of the spacecraft.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026

Definition of slit

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The testimony elicited visible emotion from Celeste’s family — her mother wiped away tears — who remained in court throughout the testimony.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026
Once the outer lining tears, the testicle can bleed internally while also bleeding into the scrotum.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 22 July 2026

Definition of tear

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The administration maintains that vandals slashed a gash — of varying lengths, from 250 feet to 300 yards — in the pool's foundation, but has not released any clear evidence.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 22 July 2026
But when the pool was fully drained last week, no such gashes were visible on the surface.

— Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of gash

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Now, researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a new fracture-testing platform that could help address this challenge by revealing how recycled materials perform in real-world conditions.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
Banerjee said the lack of a skull fracture finding points away from a more forceful blunt-force injury.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of fracture

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