lacerations

noun

plural of laceration
as in slits
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 lacerations The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office confirmed Alyne Espinal, 46, was discovered with multiple lacerations to her chest, neck and thigh. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Deputies say the woman suffered a back injury and had several lacerations. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Most of these lacerations were in my arm, shoulder, and upper back. — Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026 Victim 2, who is a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue employee according to the New York Times, was repeatedly struck with canes and paddles and bled through his underwear and pants because of lacerations to his buttocks, according to the warrant. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 Beyond her brain injury, Jean suffered a broken elbow and deep leg lacerations requiring a skin graft. — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026 Investigators say on Monday, the three teens got into an altercation at a boat dock when Daryl was allegedly attacked with a knife and suffered lacerations, according to the affidavit. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 The independent autopsy also didn’t find any apparent lacerations, fractures or deep-tissue injuries on Wells’ body. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 The report did note that there appeared to be no lacerations or fractures on Wells’ body. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lacerations
  1. slits
  2. tears
  3. fractures
  4. scratches
  5. injuries
Noun
  • Side slits encourage airflow on hot, sticky days, and there are two for stashing small essentials.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Its stretchy, lightweight fabric and slits that reach above the knee keep you cool and comfortable.
    — Brooke Knappenberger, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of slits
Noun
  • The crowd erupted, some cheering and others brought to tears, a collective wave of emotion rolling over us as the sky went dark.
    — Annissa Durar, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Through tears, Duarte described seeing footage of four men who wore ski masks and carried rifles getting out of a minivan and forcing her son and Ruelas into a second car.
    — Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of tears
Noun
  • Osteoporotic fractures are responsible for more hospitalizations than heart attacks, strokes, and breast cancer combined, at $400,000 per hip fracture patient per year in care costs.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Upon arriving at the hospital, doctors determined that the colorful bird — belonging to the same family as crows and jays — had left quite a bit of damage, including multiple fractures in Montalva's left cheekbone and a rare fracture of the hyoid bone in her neck.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Definition of fractures
Noun
  • Material resists scratches, and no drilling into the car is required to install them.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Zimmerley allegedly told deputies that the horse’s stab wounds were cat scratches, Ivey said.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of scratches
Noun
  • The hope is that injuries to pitchers Shane McClanahan and Griffin Jax are nothing more than bumps in the road, though losing a pair of starters in a little more than week can be a problem especially if the injuries linger.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Chris Raschke lost control of his rocketlike vehicle called the Speed Demon last August and died from his injuries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of injuries

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