as in beatings
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an injured or diseased spot or area on or in the body
skin lesions a brain lesion
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Recent Examples of lesions
Symptoms of the infection include diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, dangerously low blood pressure and blistering lesions.
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Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
This characteristic texture helped researchers differentiate the lesions caused by osteomyelitis from those caused by other bone pathologies, like osteosarcoma and bone neoplasia (two forms of bone cancer).
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove skin cancer lesions, a spokesperson said Thursday, the latest health challenge for the former president.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
More research is needed in other groups and using other tools, Suemoto said, such as neuroimaging to see whether specific brain lesions are linked to sweetener use.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Former first lady Jill Biden had two cancerous lesions removed from her eye and chest in January 2023.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Cervical cancer screenings allow physicians to spot and remove cancerous or even precancerous lesions (clusters of odd-looking cells that could one day become cancer).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
Mugun works in an mpox isolation ward run by Doctors Without Borders, where patients stay as their painful lesions heal.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
But, ultra-concentrated bleaches, often used by professional cleaners and on farms, can leave severe lesions on the skin, down the esophagus and into the stomach.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
This characteristic texture helped researchers differentiate the lesions caused by osteomyelitis from those caused by other bone pathologies, like osteosarcoma and bone neoplasia (two forms of bone cancer).
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove skin cancer lesions, a spokesperson said Thursday, the latest health challenge for the former president.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
More research is needed in other groups and using other tools, Suemoto said, such as neuroimaging to see whether specific brain lesions are linked to sweetener use.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Former first lady Jill Biden had two cancerous lesions removed from her eye and chest in January 2023.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Cervical cancer screenings allow physicians to spot and remove cancerous or even precancerous lesions (clusters of odd-looking cells that could one day become cancer).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
Mugun works in an mpox isolation ward run by Doctors Without Borders, where patients stay as their painful lesions heal.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
But, ultra-concentrated bleaches, often used by professional cleaners and on farms, can leave severe lesions on the skin, down the esophagus and into the stomach.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesions
Noun
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Detainees have alleged torture and beatings inside CECOT since their release.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The beatings became so routine that the Venezuelans scored them on a scale of one to five—the higher the number, the worse the treatment.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their starting quarterback Brock Purdy suffered a left shoulder and toe injuries during the 49ers 17-13 Week 1 win over the Seattle Seahawks.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk, a father of two, was rushed to the hospital following the shooting, but later died of his injuries.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Lesions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesions. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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