: having a bruise or many bruises
a badly bruised fighter
a bruised apple
: damaged or wounded by or as if by being struck
a bruised ego
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Her older sister, Mary, with a bruised forehead, was given a CAT scan, officials said.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Inside the gates where bloodshed and war await, there is also hope — though battered, bruised and knocked to the ground — that remains in the fight.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
According to the Associated Press, Hand said during the trial that the assault, after a night of partying, left her bruised and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
Jay Leno is sharing a health update with fans following a nasty 60-foot fall down a hill in Pennsylvania that left him heavily bruised and with a broken wrist.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 23 Nov. 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Inside the gates where bloodshed and war await, there is also hope — though battered, bruised and knocked to the ground — that remains in the fight.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
According to the Associated Press, Hand said during the trial that the assault, after a night of partying, left her bruised and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
Jay Leno is sharing a health update with fans following a nasty 60-foot fall down a hill in Pennsylvania that left him heavily bruised and with a broken wrist.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bruised. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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