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contusion

[kuhn-too-zhuhn, -tyoo-] / kənˈtu ʒən, -ˈtju- /


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Realmuto left in the bottom of the fourth inning with a left wrist contusion from a pitch that had hit him earlier in the game.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

No, he wasn’t eventually hampered by the knee contusion that kept him sidelined for the opener.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

He was questionable against the Chicago Bulls on Jan. 26 with a quad contusion.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

Marcus Smart, who had missed nine straight games with a right ankle contusion, had six points in 18 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2026

Half was a purple contusion that hung in strips like a shredded mask.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

It is not quite the classic meet-cute, though cute enough, contusions aside: Stan is less concerned about his head than with the location of Cynthia’s bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

His security guard said he suffered back injuries as well as lacerations and contusions.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2025

Christian, 43, was taken to a hospital, where he was treated for minor contusions and abrasions to his right leg, police said.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2023

The many serious patients they send straight to a stabilization clinic, but here they treat many concussions, contusions and frostbite.

From Washington Post Feb. 24, 2023

His job was to treat my concussion and contusions, and when he was done with that, he let me go.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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