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as in brushed
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing
the volleyball just grazed my face, so I'm okay
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Recent Examples of grazed
Emerson Clarridge
updated February 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
Nabet nearly equalized in the 83rd minute, but her shot from the top of the box grazed the net and sailed over.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
The total number of shooting victims at the child’s birthday party increased to 17 after authorities learned of two men who were grazed by bullets.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Chicago police said a 12-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet while riding in a car in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on Tuesday night.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Lutz hit it well, but the ball grazed off an outstretched right hand, pushing it wide left — Taylor’s right hand.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Crispin was hit in the hand and shoulder and grazed in the back of her head.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The pastor’s hand then grazed Lemon, who told the pastor to stop pushing him.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2026
Galloway was grazed by a bullet and treated at UofL Hospital.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
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Jamarrien Monroe’s 18-month-old son, Jhacari Monroe, was grazed in the leg.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated February 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
Nabet nearly equalized in the 83rd minute, but her shot from the top of the box grazed the net and sailed over.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
The total number of shooting victims at the child’s birthday party increased to 17 after authorities learned of two men who were grazed by bullets.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Chicago police said a 12-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet while riding in a car in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on Tuesday night.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Lutz hit it well, but the ball grazed off an outstretched right hand, pushing it wide left — Taylor’s right hand.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Crispin was hit in the hand and shoulder and grazed in the back of her head.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The pastor’s hand then grazed Lemon, who told the pastor to stop pushing him.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2026
Galloway was grazed by a bullet and treated at UofL Hospital.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Grazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grazed. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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