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Recent Examples of lacerations
Upon arrival, police found a young child suffering from multiple lacerations.
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CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Narain suffered lacerations to his face, red marks on his shoulder and bruising on his leg.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Surgeons found the girl with what prosecutors described as significant internal injuries, including a fractured posterior rib, liver and spleen lacerations and significant internal bleeding.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
My son suffered a concussion, facial lacerations requiring stitches, and lost an adult tooth that will require years of dental work.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
The 57-year-old man driving the SUV that flipped was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in fair condition with head lacerations and bruising on his chest.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 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
The woman was nude, and had lacerations to her nose and across her body.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 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
CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Narain suffered lacerations to his face, red marks on his shoulder and bruising on his leg.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Surgeons found the girl with what prosecutors described as significant internal injuries, including a fractured posterior rib, liver and spleen lacerations and significant internal bleeding.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
My son suffered a concussion, facial lacerations requiring stitches, and lost an adult tooth that will require years of dental work.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
The 57-year-old man driving the SUV that flipped was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in fair condition with head lacerations and bruising on his chest.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 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
The woman was nude, and had lacerations to her nose and across her body.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lacerations
Noun
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The dial consists of two metal plates that boast ripple-like slits layered over a structural color film.—
David Szondy
March 28,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
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Raquel Welch brought her signature va-va-voom and fashion-forward style to the Oscars, with low necklines, high slits, and daring silhouettes, during a time when the ceremony dress code was much more (literally) buttoned-up.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some players collapsed onto the turf in joyful tears.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Neither said a word as tears fell down their faces.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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The medical examiner also observed multiple rib fractures and a sternal fracture, the autopsy shows.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This luggage expands to allow for greater packing space, and its custom design hides potential scratches and scuffs.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Forward Philipp Kurashev and defenseman Nick Leddy are expected to be healthy scratches, and center Ty Dellandrea is on the trip but remains out with a lower-body injury.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Speech-language pathologists work with people who have disorders involving speech, language and swallowing, sometimes from injuries, medical conditions or developmental delays.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The 15-time major champion was able to pull himself out of the passenger's side and didn't appear to suffer any significant injuries as a result of the accident.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Lacerations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacerations. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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