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Recent Examples of laceration
Starting power forward John Collins also missed the game against Minnesota, his second straight absence after getting clipped in midair against the Lakers and suffering a head laceration and neck soreness.
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Law Murray, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
For days, Williams had maintained hope that Maliek would survive the brutal beating in a Queens shelter that left him with a blown right pupil, fractured pelvis, lacerations to his liver and brain damage.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Mamdani has yet to denounce the snowball-slinging incident as of Tuesday morning, which left several officers hospitalized with lacerations to the face.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
Those include cut-resistant underwear designed to reduce the risk of skin lacerations from sharp ski edges, an air bag to protect the chest and torso and newer helmet designs.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
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Law Murray, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
For days, Williams had maintained hope that Maliek would survive the brutal beating in a Queens shelter that left him with a blown right pupil, fractured pelvis, lacerations to his liver and brain damage.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Mamdani has yet to denounce the snowball-slinging incident as of Tuesday morning, which left several officers hospitalized with lacerations to the face.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
Those include cut-resistant underwear designed to reduce the risk of skin lacerations from sharp ski edges, an air bag to protect the chest and torso and newer helmet designs.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laceration
Noun
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The cut of this skirt creates the perfect drape, and the side slit adds a fun touch of personality.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Lighter scratches only touch the surface while moderate to deep scratches can usually be felt by sticking your fingernail in the slit to determine how deep the scratch really is.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Several people watching at home tell me the performance brought them to tears.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2026
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Family members, supporters of the defendants and law enforcement officers sat through hours of closing arguments and instructions to jurors, with some scribbling notes and others dabbing tears from their eyes.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After the crash, two employees of a different restaurant in the area went outside to check on those who were involved and reported seeing a bald man with a gash across his head walking in the area of the truck, the warrant affidavit said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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Yerman said doctors used six staples to close a gash suffered during the attack.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ayton sustains knee injury in first quarter Lakers center Deandre Ayton left the game in the first quarter after sustaining a knee injury.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Cooper Flagg got a pretty warm welcome in his return from injury.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Astros star Jeremy Peña suffered a fracture in the tip of his right ring finger during Team Dominican Republic’s exhibition game against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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There was the ankle sprain, then the rib fracture that left him sidelined for much of the summer.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Laceration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laceration. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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