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Recent Examples of bruise
Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
Despite 36 points from All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum, who missed Game 2 because of a right wrist bone bruise, the Celtics trailed by as many as 12 points on a night that saw both sides ahead by double figures and included six lead changes.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
Mark Gurarie, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
Isaiah Stewart, the Pistons’ bruising backup center, grew up in Rochester.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Even a seemingly small bump or bruise can worsen later, so err on the side of caution.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
Despite 36 points from All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum, who missed Game 2 because of a right wrist bone bruise, the Celtics trailed by as many as 12 points on a night that saw both sides ahead by double figures and included six lead changes.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
In severe cases of groin strains, the damage to muscle fibers and tendons may cause swelling and bruising.
Causes
Groin strains occur when the muscles in your groin region are overstretched, damaged, or torn.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
Isaiah Stewart, the Pistons’ bruising backup center, grew up in Rochester.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruise
Noun
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True to their TikTok reputation, every element—including the brioche buns—is made from scratch.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, launching a business from scratch is riskier but results in the potential for innovation and long-term scalability.—
Raheel Sheikh,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cover and help protect minor wounds, cuts, scrapes and burns with BAND-AID Brand Flexible Fabric Adhesive Bandages featuring details from artworks by Katsushika Hokusai in The Met collection.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Without guardrails, these systems scrape, remix, and reproduce sacred imagery, ceremonial language, and ancestral designs — usually without consent or context.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Miller was even more seriously wounded, along with another SEAL (Joseph Quinn), when an IED exploded outside the building as they were being evacuated.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Three young teens were wounded overnight in a drive-by shooting on the South Side in the Chatham neighborhood, Chicago police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Butler’s troubles, Kerr said, were not related to his deep glute contusion sustained in Game 2.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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Butler sustained the pelvic contusion after playing only eight minutes in last Wednesday's Game 2 loss and subsequently missed Saturday's Game 3 victory.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At the gas station, officers discovered a naked woman, covered in abrasions, who was in need of immediate medical assistance, according to court documents obtained by the outlet.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Another student, Faraaz Qureshi, said he was hit with rubber bullets four times, causing a severe open fracture in his finger and contusions and abrasions on his chest and back.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps no other unit in football was more gashed by injuries this season, and by December the ramifications in Detroit started to show.—
Zak Keefer,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Akhmad, another plaintiff who like many Indonesians uses one name, said he was forced to continue working after a load of fish fell on his leg, gashing it through to the bone and filling his boot with blood.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There are several ways to potentially explain that smaller bump (a third star, a very large planet in a very close orbit), but most of them are highly improbable.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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Measles Explained Measles is a viral disease known for often causing a rash—made up of large, flat spots and raised bumps—that starts on the face and neck and spreads down the body.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Everyone, even the children, have scars from where the corners of their mouths have been slit up into their cheeks, Joker-style.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
27 Apr. 2025
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There are no marks on the bones directly attributable to a cause of death, Green said, and the Romans typically killed their sacrifices by slitting their throats or through drowning.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Bruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruise. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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