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as in brushes
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 grazes
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Two other guests who were in the area did sustain some injuries, though, and they were treated for minor grazes by park first aid officials and released, according to park officials.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
Two Disneyland guests in the area were treated by Disneyland First Aid for minor grazes and released, according to Disneyland officials.
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Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
The Los Angeles experience consists mostly of such tangential connections and brief grazes of luxury.
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Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
The plot of Red Sheet, though, only grazes the surface of Ellroy’s unique historical perspective.
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Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
In one scene, Misael disappears entirely from the forest as the canine roams around in the background while a calf grazes up front.
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Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Going for a slightly longer take on a bob that hits below the chin (and perhaps even grazes toward your shoulders) allows all the polish and charm of a bob, while letting natural texture give a breezy, airy look that requires minimal work.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
Yara Shahidi’s delicate coils pop with the lightly layered cut that grazes her shoulders.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
An American Bison grazes in fields on the Southern Plains Land Trust Heartland Ranch Nature Preserve on September 23, 2022 near Lamar, Colorado.
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Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
People taking anticoagulants can also experience serious bleeds from small cuts or grazes, uncontrolled nosebleeds, blood in the urine and, more rarely, brain hemorrhages or bleeding in the lungs.
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David Cox,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
As a journalist with a deep interest in our public lands, and a working rancher who grazes his own cattle on BLM ground in the same part of Montana where AP has been acquiring land, McKean is uniquely positioned at the intersection of all this.
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Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
McCray was hurt, too; he was hit in the foot and leg and also suffered grazes on his back.
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Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Two other guests who were in the area did sustain some injuries, though, and they were treated for minor grazes by park first aid officials and released, according to park officials.
—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
Two Disneyland guests in the area were treated by Disneyland First Aid for minor grazes and released, according to Disneyland officials.
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Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
The Los Angeles experience consists mostly of such tangential connections and brief grazes of luxury.
—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Paul walks the cavern’s polished concrete floor, absorbs its hum, grazes its plastic surfaces with his fingertips.
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Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
The plot of Red Sheet, though, only grazes the surface of Ellroy’s unique historical perspective.
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Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
In one scene, Misael disappears entirely from the forest as the canine roams around in the background while a calf grazes up front.
—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Going for a slightly longer take on a bob that hits below the chin (and perhaps even grazes toward your shoulders) allows all the polish and charm of a bob, while letting natural texture give a breezy, airy look that requires minimal work.
—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
Yara Shahidi’s delicate coils pop with the lightly layered cut that grazes her shoulders.
—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
An American Bison grazes in fields on the Southern Plains Land Trust Heartland Ranch Nature Preserve on September 23, 2022 near Lamar, Colorado.
—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
People taking anticoagulants can also experience serious bleeds from small cuts or grazes, uncontrolled nosebleeds, blood in the urine and, more rarely, brain hemorrhages or bleeding in the lungs.
—
David Cox,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
As a journalist with a deep interest in our public lands, and a working rancher who grazes his own cattle on BLM ground in the same part of Montana where AP has been acquiring land, McKean is uniquely positioned at the intersection of all this.
—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grazes
Noun
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According to Globo, the woman had multiple bruises on her breasts, neck and lips.
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Thomas showed photos to CBS News Chicago Investigators of blood left behind from the gash to the back of his head, and scrapes and bruises to his face.
Verb
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Birds chirp, and the breeze rustles the leaves.
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Even Super Dog makes an appearance — cape, mask and all — ready to leap into action the moment a snack bag rustles.
Verb
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Her older brother, 9-year-old Charlie, climbs across the nearby jungle gym at a Prairie Village playground as her younger brother, 3-year-old Will, scrapes a stick through the mulch.
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Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
Verb
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Out on 6th Avenue, a woman brushes by me holding a tiny white dog.
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Johnson brushes off the skirmishes, broadly speaking, as part of the governing process.
Verb
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The other eighty percent serves coordination theater, process compliance, and activity generation that feeds measurement systems nobody designed with purpose in mind.
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The result is classic banana pudding flavor in the form of a snack cake that feeds a crowd, travels well, and slices neatly for picnics, potlucks, and cookouts.
Verb
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Food particles and microorganisms can become trapped in the nicks, grooves, and scratches on the board.
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Price's dog Chaos suffered extensive blood loss and several gashes and scratches from the bear attack.
Verb
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The former couple was very public with their romance, posting photos from their getaways on Instagram and exchanging kisses at award shows.
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There is some sort of tension after Olive hastily kisses Carlsen, who grabs her key-in badge to learn her name.
Verb
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But discovering neighborhood gems remains central to how Vetri eats in his own city.
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If a person eats undercooked meat containing cysticerci, the larvae will develop into adult tapeworms in the person’s intestinal tract and live there, possibly for years.
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“Grazes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grazes. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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