: having a bruise or many bruises
a badly bruised fighter
a bruised apple
: damaged or wounded by or as if by being struck
a bruised ego
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Citizen Bull finished in 15th while Rodriguez had to withdraw earlier this week due to a bruised foot.
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
Unfortunately, news broke on Thursday afternoon that Rodriguez was being scratched from the race due to a bruised foot.
—Max Meyer, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Rodriguez, the Wood Memorial winner, was scratched Thursday due to a bruised foot and will instead be sidelined until the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes on May 17.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg via Getty Images Spanish lender Banco Santander has eclipsed Swiss giant UBS as continental Europe’s largest bank by market capitalization, as U.S. tariffs ripple through the region’s bruised banking sector.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
Unfortunately, news broke on Thursday afternoon that Rodriguez was being scratched from the race due to a bruised foot.
—Max Meyer, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Rodriguez, the Wood Memorial winner, was scratched Thursday due to a bruised foot and will instead be sidelined until the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes on May 17.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg via Getty Images Spanish lender Banco Santander has eclipsed Swiss giant UBS as continental Europe’s largest bank by market capitalization, as U.S. tariffs ripple through the region’s bruised banking sector.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bruised. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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