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Recent Examples of black eye
In a police arrest photo, King appears with a black eye.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
That’s because Mortensen got into a surfing accident in the middle of production and showed up to set with a bulging, swollen black eye.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
With Heaven on Top’s rollout was supposed to be about making a break from the infamy of Bryan’s year or so of concerning headlines about allegations of emotional abuse from his Barstoolite ex Brianna Chickenfry, his mysterious black eye, and his squabbles on-camera in a bar and at a music festival.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Wilman González, left with a black eye from a blast, picked through rubble at home, surrounded by broken furniture.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
That’s because Mortensen got into a surfing accident in the middle of production and showed up to set with a bulging, swollen black eye.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
With Heaven on Top’s rollout was supposed to be about making a break from the infamy of Bryan’s year or so of concerning headlines about allegations of emotional abuse from his Barstoolite ex Brianna Chickenfry, his mysterious black eye, and his squabbles on-camera in a bar and at a music festival.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Wilman González, left with a black eye from a blast, picked through rubble at home, surrounded by broken furniture.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black eye
Noun
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Plagued by guilt for having run over a person and fled, she is confronted by demons, both personal and supernatural.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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And so as a result of all of this, chocolate is wrapped up with many different emotions that link in many ways to our own morality or a sense of guilt.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Use area rugs in high-traffic areas like entryways or in spaces where kids and pets play to prevent scratches.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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There was a massive scratch on her mom's front door that wasn't there before.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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No discredit to the movie, obviously.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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The federal government has embarked on a concerted, and largely successful, effort to undermine, discredit, and defund serious scientific research at any opportunity.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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In his report, the medical examiner raised the possibility that Bullock had suffered injuries from the altercation with Chloe and Tomlyn, noting abrasions and lacerations on Bullock’s head along with the skull fractures.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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One of the juvenile suspects was taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital with an abrasion to his hand, police said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Victory in the 2024 FA Cup final plastered over a damaging eighth-place league finish — their lowest in the Premier League at that stage — before defeat in the 2025 Europa League final pushed 2024-25 into further ignominy, having finished 15th.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Khan isn’t the first Pakistani prime minister whose legal ignominy is tied to jewelry.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Val Gardena is home to the famous Saslong slope, a renowned World Cup downhill course, one that features nine jumps and 17 large bumps.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Becky Bieker, a firearm trainer in northern Virginia, has also noticed a bump in people requesting her services, particularly women.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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When a partner transforms fundamentally, obligations may lapse without dishonor.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Worst of all, my sin has brought dishonor to God.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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So, to get noticed, deer mark areas with rubs and scrapes, known as signposts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Feb. 2026
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The struggle left several agents with bite wounds, scrapes and bruises that required medical treatment.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20eye. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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