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Recent Examples of bruise
Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
Instead, bruising inside Aria’s cheeks and cuts in her mouth consistent with being smothered to death were discovered, said Dr. Tran.
—Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
Marte is already on the IL with a bone bruise in his right knee, the same one that required an injection in spring training.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Noun
She was hospitalized with severe injuries, including bruising, bite marks and a fractured rib, according to documents.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
Instead, bruising inside Aria’s cheeks and cuts in her mouth consistent with being smothered to death were discovered, said Dr. Tran.
—Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
Verb
Despite having his knee bent awkwardly, gruesomely inward, Muncy escaped with only a bone bruise.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
Marte is already on the IL with a bone bruise in his right knee, the same one that required an injection in spring training.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruise
Noun
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Rethink And Define Your Network Architecture While a deep tech explanation is probably expected, in reality, the greatest value of this exercise is that the company has to rethink and define the architecture of its network solution from scratch.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Speaking of Cooper, his plan to build an oil company from scratch seemed to have some success at the end of the season.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
29 July 2025
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His autopsy report describes bruises, scrapes and open sores across his chest, back, arms and legs.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2025
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Given the scary pot bunkers and sandy scrapes that make links golf so special, the tool came in very handy, and Sarazen set a new Open record of 283 here.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Israel launched new airstrikes on Damascus on Wednesday, killing at least three people and wounding dozens of others.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
22 July 2025
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The attack killed two people and wounded 15, including a 12-year-old, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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The Mets‘ first baseman was out of the lineup for the series finale against the Cincinnati Reds with a right hand contusion, eventually coming into the game off the bench.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
20 July 2025
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After being hit by a pitch on Wednesday night at Target Field and leaving the game with a left hand contusion, star center fielder Byron Buxton was not in the starting lineup for the Twins on Thursday afternoon.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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The sharp microscopic pieces in DE cause abrasions in the soft bodies of chiggers and break down their protective exoskeleton.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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Included in its sporty, minimalist remit is tennis, best manifested in these compression shorts made in New York from a Belgian technical fabric imbued with 4-way stretch, UV protection and abrasion resistance among other features.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
30 June 2025
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Another alleged he was ordered to keep working after a load of fish landed on him, gashing his leg to the bone and overflowing his boot with blood.—
Alex Riggins,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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That’s when Brandon Nimmo woke up to head for the hotel bathroom in the middle of the night, somehow fainted, gashed his forehead and wound up arriving at the park later with a bandage on his head and a hospital bracelet around his hand.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Eventually, the market won't give out that same bump in stock price just for announcing a bitcoin purchase.—
Mauricio Di Bartolomeo,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The club saw a major surge in momentum following its NWSL Championship last year, including a 57 percent increase year-over-year in season ticket memberships, a 20 percent rise in attendance and a 29 percent bump in sponsorship.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Cruz had stabbed himself in the chest and was trying to slit his own wrists when police arrived at the scene and took him to a local hospital.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
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When Ogle was arrested in his wife's brutal killing hours after being treated for slitting his left wrist, many former students were struck by the violent reality.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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“Bruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruise. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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