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Recent Examples of bruise
Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
The worst part about Adirondack chairs, which are otherwise the perfect patio furniture, is hauling them from the porch to the fire pit, or the fire pit to the porch—we’re grateful someone finally thought to make a folding version, which will save our shins a lot of bruises.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2024
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
Once positions are separated from personalities, disagreements serve the shared goal of strengthening solutions instead of bruising fragile confidence.
—Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Billie Eilish is giving fans a look at her nasty bruise after hitting her leg hard, not soft.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
The worst part about Adirondack chairs, which are otherwise the perfect patio furniture, is hauling them from the porch to the fire pit, or the fire pit to the porch—we’re grateful someone finally thought to make a folding version, which will save our shins a lot of bruises.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2024
Verb
Indecision will hurt the stock market, not destroy it, but bruise it because the only thing markets really hate is uncertainty.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
Once positions are separated from personalities, disagreements serve the shared goal of strengthening solutions instead of bruising fragile confidence.
—Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruise
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Why Black Boxes Definitely Don’t Exist In MMMs Most providers in the market today did not build their MMM from scratch.Cody Greco, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The town was created from scratch some thirty years ago to accommodate Zhanbay residents.PhotoVogue, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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But then, about a half-mile from the trailhead, the Jeep in front of us slowed, and in front of the Jeep was someone in a Honda Civic negotiating a very tricky-for-a-sedan spot in the road, backing up, re-orienting, pulling forward, backing up again, and then sending it, with nary a scrape.Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2024
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It may also be applied to a shallow scrape or wound to kill bacteria that could cause skin infections.1 Chlorhexidine works by destroying the protective covering of bacterial cells.Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 Nov. 2024
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Hamas had agreed to the truce in May 2021 after an 11-day Israeli air campaign in Gaza that followed Hamas’s firing of 150 rockets into Israel, an opening barrage that killed two Israeli civilians and wounded dozens more.John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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During the traffic stop, Robert LaVoy Finicum, an old friend of the Bundy’s who was driving Ryan’s car, was shot dead by a State Trooper, while Ryan got wounded in the shoulder.Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Browns were already short-handed at running back before Pierre Strong Jr. was taken to the hospital after suffering a rib contusion Wednesday, so Robbins figures to play at least a half — and maybe more — against the Seahawks.Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
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State of play: Mavericks star Luka Dončić has been cleared to play in Thursday's opener after missing the preseason with a calf contusion.Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Improperly fitting contact lenses may result in corneal abrasions (a scratch or scrape on the surface of your cornea), which may cause pain, redness, and even vision loss.Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2024
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Dirt can also create abrasion, which chips away at your zipper teeth.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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That was Matt Breida, who — as an unestablished rookie — wore jersey No. 49 while gashing his way to a 53-man roster spot.David Lombardi, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
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Atlanta’s defense has been gashed through the air this year, sitting 25th in passing EPA per play.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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The App Store’s charts reward a combination of the number of installs and the pace of those installs, alongside other metrics, so this bump also has to do with Bluesky’s rate of growth, not just the sheer number of app downloads alone.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Similarly to acne, this condition can cause bumps to be more inflamed than others.Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 20 Nov. 2024
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The sheriff’s office further alleges that Sykes gave the 10-year-old instructions to slit the throats of the adults temporarily living with the child.Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Outside one center in June, protesters slit the throats of three pigs as a threat to Muslims believed to be living there.Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Bruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruise. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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