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Recent Examples of bruise
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
There have been discussions of Trump using foundation to conceal bruises in his hands for a few months, and people discussed that in response to Rupar.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026
Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Look for cushioning in the shin, ankle, and toe box areas specifically, as this is where an unforgiving ski boot can batter, blister, and bruise you.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
But Ponder suffered a significant bruise on his throwing arm in that game, which held him out of the following week’s Wild Card rematch.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
There have been discussions of Trump using foundation to conceal bruises in his hands for a few months, and people discussed that in response to Rupar.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
To extract their minty flavor, bruise the leaves, then steep the mint sprigs in hot water (for the cake layers) and cook them in butter (for the frosting).
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Look for cushioning in the shin, ankle, and toe box areas specifically, as this is where an unforgiving ski boot can batter, blister, and bruise you.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruise
Noun
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The current Air Force One planes were built from scratch near the end of the Cold War.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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One more scratch Right to Party was withdrawn Friday morning with what state veterinarians said was lameness in his right front leg, moving Robusta into the field and giving trainer Doug O’Neill two (long shot) chances for his third Derby win.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Police said the victim sustained visible injuries to his hand and reported additional pain and possible scrapes to his shin.—
Stepheny Price , Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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This day's aches and scrapes might last a little longer.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Separatist fighters on Saturday joined Islamic militants in launching one of the biggest coordinated attacks on the Malian army in the capital and several other cities, which left an unknown number of militants dead and at least 16 people wounded, including civilians, the government said.—
Wilson Mcmakin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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At least 14 people were killed and at least 38 wounded, including five children, after a bomb tore apart a busy road in southwestern Colombia, according to local authorities.—
Annabella González,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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He was sidelined for Game 1 because of a knee contusion suffered at practice.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Royals closer Carlos Estévez is sidelined with a left foot contusion.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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According to the team, this wasn’t post-mortem damage from tumbling in the current, as the geological context of the find indicated transport abrasion was unlikely.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Garments spanning nylon half-zips to French Terry sweatshirts, garments look faded and worn-in and feature hallmarks of denim like whiskers, creases, abrasions and breakages that tell stories of time and use.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The front lid appears to be barely hanging on by a thread, with cuts and gashes throughout.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
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Both exploited weaknesses in the Rams defense, with Saquon Barkley gashing it in 2024 and Sam Darnold attacking its outside cornerbacks last season.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The laptop version of the GeForce RTX 5070 is getting a bump from 8GB to 12GB of GDDR7, a 50 percent increase that should reduce some performance bottlenecks and generally future-proof the GPU.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Since that pay bump, Norvell and the 'Noles have gone 7-17, including a disastrous 2024 campaign in which FSU went 2-10 and only beat one FBS team.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Nicholson repeatedly stabbed her and slit her throat before stuffing her into a large plastic bin with her arms and legs sticking out, Porter said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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If it’s baked in a loaf pan, go ahead and slit the top of the batter before baking.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Bruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruise. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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