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Recent Examples of bruise
Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The truth is, many of us were never taught what abuse looks like beyond bruises.
—Shayla Brown, Essence, 19 May 2025
Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Karl-Anthony Towns was bruising and focused, just like everyone wanted to see.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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Noun
Ventura then fled to her parents’ home in Connecticut, where her mother took pictures of the bruises Combs had allegedly inflicted on her, the suit states.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The truth is, many of us were never taught what abuse looks like beyond bruises.
—Shayla Brown, Essence, 19 May 2025
Verb
Mediation is a delicate subject in India because of the country’s bruising colonial experience; it is often equated with an assault on Indian sovereignty.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Karl-Anthony Towns was bruising and focused, just like everyone wanted to see.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruise
Noun
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Many organisations are using the EU’s framework globally as a benchmark rather than creating their own from scratch.—
Diana Spehar,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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And so Blomfield, who knows how to code, also tried his hand at vibe coding — both to rejig his blog and to create from scratch a website called Recipe Ninja.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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His round wasn’t without its bumps and scrapes, with bogeys on 1, 11 and 13 but his late round surge took him from three shots back of the lead to three shots ahead of his nearest chaser.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Tilt skillet so eggs fill bare spots; scrape cooked eggs down from sides of skillet, and cook until just set, about 30 seconds.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Police officials on Friday morning announced investigators had made an arrest in connection with a shooting last month during UC Davis’ Picnic Day events at a neighborhood park, where three people were wounded by gunfire after suspects opened fire and large crowds scattered.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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On June 4, 1982, Israeli Ambassador to the UK, Shlomo Argov, was seriously wounded after he was shot in the head when leaving a diplomatic event in the center of London.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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The Twins were also without Willi Castro, who sat with a right knee contusion.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Castro played left field in the first inning, then left the game due, officially, to a knee contusion, with Clemens moving to the outfield and Ryan Fitzgerald entering the game at second base.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
16 May 2025
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Corbett’s autopsy report revealed abrasions on his forehead, under his eye, and on his shoulder blades.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Medical examiner found Nichols' cause of death was homicide Dr. Marco Ross, the chief medical examiner for the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center, said Nichols had multiple injuries including abrasions and bruises across his body.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Verb
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One fisherman named Akhmad, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, said he was hit by a metal hook and forced to work even after being injured on the job by a load of fish that gashed open his leg to the bone.—
Julie Watson,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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The final blow for Goodwin came in Clemson’s first-round College Football Playoff loss at Texas when the Longhorns gashed the Tigers for 292 yards rushing, the most a Swinney team has given up since 2014 against Georgia.—
Grace Raynor,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Facing a nearly $1-billion shortfall, the City Council passed a budget that rejected the funding bump asked for by department leaders.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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But some bumps in the road are to be expected, and Friday was one of those days for Rea, who turned in a subpar performance in a 6-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds before 36,019 at Wrigley Field.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 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 3 Jun. 2025.
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