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bruise

noun as in black and blue mark under skin

verb as in break blood vessel or beat up

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“I fell down, just boom, boom, boom,” he said, laughing at himself and flipping up his eye patch to reveal a sprawling bruise.

The referendum - known as the Voice - became ensnared in a bruising campaign, and both sides of politics have sought to move on swiftly, leaving uncertainty over future policy.

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He explained that an X-ray confirmed "extraordinary bruising", but no broken leg, and he was "angry" about what had happened.

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There is no suggestion this is a bruising split between ministers.

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While out on Halloween, Riley's foot went through a gap in a drain cover, leaving him with bruises up his leg.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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