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Recent Examples of bruised
Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
His left eye remains bruised and bloody.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
That company ended in bankruptcy and bruised egos.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
This one starts out as the first one ends, with a bruised and blood-soaked Grace sitting on the stone steps of a burning and exploding Connecticut mansion, trying to light a cigarette.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Her daughter’s birth a couple of years later was less straightforward, leaving the infant with a bruised leg.
—Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
His left eye remains bruised and bloody.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
That company ended in bankruptcy and bruised egos.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
This one starts out as the first one ends, with a bruised and blood-soaked Grace sitting on the stone steps of a burning and exploding Connecticut mansion, trying to light a cigarette.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruised
Adjective
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Specialized rescue teams worked for nearly three hours to maneuver the injured man down the mountainside using a rescue basket.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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At least three injured people were hospitalized in Ternate.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the process, one robber violently shoved the store’s octogenarian owner to the ground, police said, leaving him bloodied and lacerated from numerous shards of glass.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Catherine’s right leg was lacerated to the bone and nearly amputated by a propeller.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Keep damaged plants moist and apply fertilizer as growth resumes.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
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Tehran province, with more than 50 damaged sites, topped the list in terms of losses, Seyyed Ahmad Alavi said in a message on Telegram.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Scientists mangled the message on masking.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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Video from the scene showed a significant emergency response and vehicles mangled in the wreck.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The hurt officers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Scherer said.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Landry has been hampered by a hurt knee since mid-October.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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James Cook’s first carry went for 16 yards around his right tackle, the Broncos were gashed, Bills Mafia smelled blood, and the tone was set.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Warriors, who often play three- or four-guard lineups, have been gashed by a Blazers front line that features the 7-foot-2 Donovan Clingan.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The bodies had signs of binding the hands and feet, contortion of limbs, cut off fingertips and disfigured heads, according to Kaki.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Oct. 2025
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For his role as Erik, the disfigured organist who haunts the catacombs of the Paris opera house, Chaney underwent a dramatic — and painful — transformation that involved pulling back his nostrils with piano wire to create a skeletal look.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Others are less seriously wounded but not yet able to return to duty.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Norlan Guzmán Fuentes, a landscaper from El Salvador, was fatally wounded.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruised. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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