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Recent Examples of bruised
Darryn King, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Later footage showed bloodied and bruised passengers climbing out of the plane.
—Nailia Bagirova and Gleb Stolaryov, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
One visit to the ER later, and X-rays showed that Robertson had sustained bruised ribs from his fall.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
There’s an ongoing legal clash between Amy and Carmen’s children over his estate, and extremely bruised feelings on both sides of the divide.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Somewhere along the way, Ted’s toe became horribly bloodied and bruised.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Later footage showed bloodied and bruised passengers climbing out of the plane.
—Nailia Bagirova and Gleb Stolaryov, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
One visit to the ER later, and X-rays showed that Robertson had sustained bruised ribs from his fall.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
There’s an ongoing legal clash between Amy and Carmen’s children over his estate, and extremely bruised feelings on both sides of the divide.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruised
Adjective
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Until the world contains only liberal democracies, Washington can hardly avoid seeking blemished friends.—
Hal Brands,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2024
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Throop returned to his hometown in 1990 to take stock of its blemished environment.—
Steve Marble,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2022
Verb
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Authorities said Ford first attacked Gregory, shooting him with a rifle, beating him and slitting his throat.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Police believe Ford first attacked Gregory, shooting him in the back of the head, bludgeoning him and slitting his throat.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Deo’s family told the outlet that the car had a broken window and blood on the front seat, and his shoes were left inside.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2025
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Infielder Nick Madrigal was moved to the 60-day IL with a broken shoulder to make room on the 40-man roster.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In another incident that month, a train conductor was slashed in the neck.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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So much so that movement speeds of loads (up or down) were slashed by 85% compared to common-or-garden backpacks.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Francis’ arrival also resurrected memories of a tainted past.—
Sui-Lee Wee,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Packaging for the tainted product carried a state cannabis sticker but bore no state license number or manufacturer name.—
Paige St. John,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Computers can be hacked, systems can be compromised, and because our cars are now connected to our homes and phones, which are connected to our personal data, credit cards and banks, the entire network is at risk, experts say.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
28 Dec. 2024
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Federal rules require banks to reimburse customers for unauthorized payments, for instance if their accounts were hacked.—
Manya Saini,
USA TODAY,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruised. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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