: 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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These firefighters nonetheless have emerged bruised, battered, beaten.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Teams are exhausted, bruised and sometimes compromised by the end of a Finals run.
—Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Cathy Maxwell, 71, was nursing a bruised hip and head after slipping on her porch while attempting to take her dog out.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article SANTA CLARA — They’re battered, bruised, injured, and tired.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Teams are exhausted, bruised and sometimes compromised by the end of a Finals run.
—Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Cathy Maxwell, 71, was nursing a bruised hip and head after slipping on her porch while attempting to take her dog out.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article SANTA CLARA — They’re battered, bruised, injured, and tired.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bruised. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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