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Recent Examples of laceration
The youngster had lacerations and redness on his arm, and his neck was in pain, police said.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
The boat’s propeller struck his upper left thigh and his rear end, leaving two deep lacerations that were 12 inches and 8 inches long.
—Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
The 57-year-old headed toward the back of the establishment and attacked a woman, who suffered multiple lacerations to the body, according to authorities.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Segway is recalling about 220,000 Segway scooters sold nationwide because the product's folding mechanism can fail while in use, posing a fall hazard that has left 20 people with injuries including broken bones, bruises and lacerations, the company said Thursday.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
The boat’s propeller struck his upper left thigh and his rear end, leaving two deep lacerations that were 12 inches and 8 inches long.
—Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
The 57-year-old headed toward the back of the establishment and attacked a woman, who suffered multiple lacerations to the body, according to authorities.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Segway is recalling about 220,000 Segway scooters sold nationwide because the product's folding mechanism can fail while in use, posing a fall hazard that has left 20 people with injuries including broken bones, bruises and lacerations, the company said Thursday.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laceration
Noun
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Not content just to confirm its arrival, Veach deftly sliced a slit in the plastic to minimize any potential forensic trail, removed the new game and swapped in the old version before carefully rewrapping it.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Reviewers did debate if the slit was too high or not, but that can vary from person to person depending on your own height and modesty preferences.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Eagles hold confidence in Sydney Brown, a 2023 third-round pick who suffered a late ACL tear as a rookie.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Winston posted 90 tackles and one interception over his three seasons with the Nittany Lions but was derailed by a partial ACL tear as a junior.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2025
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Silva’s spinning techniques and elbows did a lot of damage, leaving Dober with a massive gash over his right eyebrow, which led to the fight being stopped late in the third stanza.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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That's when McDonough spotted the gashes on both arms.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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In response to questions from Jackson, Nuttall agreed that injuries to O'Keefe's face could have been caused by a punch to the face.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Authorities said at least one injury was reported, but offered no details.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Based on the fact that the remains appeared to belong mainly to young men—and that many exhibited signs of trauma in the form of bone fractures or decapitation in an execution-style—it had long been speculated that the burials could be of gladiators.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Amid trade war with the U.S., Xi is to visit Southeast Asia State media also reported that President Xi Jinping will visit Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia next week, a possible sign the Chinese leader wants to strengthen ties with Asian trading partners as its relationship with the U.S. fractures.—
Sherisse Pham,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Laceration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laceration. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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