contused

past tense of contuse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contused
Verb
  • The passengers went to a hospital, but nobody was seriously injured.
    Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • He’s currently injured, but when in the lineup, the 6-foot-4, 203-pound forward is the type of player the Blues love — straight lines, finishes checks, sells out every shift and a nose for the net.
    Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Dodgers’ lower-leverage relievers got battered.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The facility's roof was also damaged by Hurricane Beryl, which battered the southeastern United States in July 2024.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Directed by James Gunn, the Man of Steel is shown bloodied by a crash landing at the beginning of the trailer before he’s rescued by his super-cute superpup, Krypto.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The clip opens dramatically with Superman lying battered and bloodied in the middle of a desolate snowy landscape, shifting back-and-forth showing Clark Kent in day-to-day life as a reporter at the newspaper The Daily Planet.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Carolina Panthers’ outside linebacker tore his quad on Christmas Eve last year in what turned out to be his final game with the Minnesota Vikings.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In its first game without Sixth Man of the Year candidate Moe Wagner, who tore the ACL in his left knee on Saturday, Orlando relied on a wide variety of scorers, with five finishing in double figures.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Draisaitl has played three games since getting hurt against Utah on March 18.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • By the time a tooth starts hurting, the problem is usually more advanced, requiring more extensive treatment.
    Towncare Dental, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Contused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contused. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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