as in to bruise
to cut (someone's flesh) deeply or roughly
The broken glass lacerated his feet. The patient's hand was severely lacerated.
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as in shredded
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Recent Examples of lacerate
Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Jan. 2024
As the rapid retreat of ISIS from the Mosul Dam indicated, U.S. aircraft can lacerate ISIS when its fighters come out in numbers on the offensive, or stop to set up mortar or artillery positions.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2014
Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 9 July 2018
Reared in New York's indelicate political culture, Trump does not like to appear meek, using rallies and his Twitter account to lacerate rivals.
—Author: Paul Schwartzman, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2018
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Verb
Migrant children have been lacerated by the fences, needing stitches in some cases, USA TODAY has reported.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Jan. 2024
As the rapid retreat of ISIS from the Mosul Dam indicated, U.S. aircraft can lacerate ISIS when its fighters come out in numbers on the offensive, or stop to set up mortar or artillery positions.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2014
Adjective
Reared in New York’s indelicate political culture, Trump does not like to appear meek, using rallies and his Twitter account to lacerate rivals.
—Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 9 July 2018
Reared in New York's indelicate political culture, Trump does not like to appear meek, using rallies and his Twitter account to lacerate rivals.
—Author: Paul Schwartzman, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lacerate
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Democrats mounted several wins and strong performances in the special elections in the lead-up to the 2024 general election, but saw bruising losses across the board last November.—
Jack Birle,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Mar. 2025
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Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Hopes rested on the shoulders of two young phenoms who entered the league the year the lockout ended: Sidney Crosby, the divine 18-year-old Canadian drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins, and of course, Ovechkin, the bruising 20-year-old from Moscow.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The decision on whether to repair the most visible part of the damage — the shredded roof ― has loomed over the City Council.—
Jack Prator,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
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Both Theory and Waller looked more shredded than ever this WrestleMania season.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The strike hit the surgical building of Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Yunis, the ministry said, days after the facility was overwhelmed with the dead and wounded when Israel resumed the war in Gaza last week with a surprise wave of airstrikes.—
Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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Authorities said that Taylor’s sons, Josiah Hooker, 8, and a 5-year-old found a loaded 9mm Smith and Wesson semiautomatic handgun on a television stand that Taylor had left unattended at the family home in the 1400 block of East 71st Place when they were both wounded around 5:20 p.m. on Thursday.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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Gap High-Rise Wide-Leg Jeans These wide-leg jeans are designed in a light blue wash with whiskered and faded details, and flared, bell-like hems.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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While the original, faded version of the Declaration is housed at the National Archives, the copy in the Oval Office appears to feature clear and legible text.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That, for me, is the only piercing message of this whole thing.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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Stray bullets had shattered his own downstairs window; a second bullet pierced the house and lodged into an upstairs wall.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Lacerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacerate. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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