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verb (1)

past tense of graze
as in fed
to feed on grass or herbs cows grazing in the meadow

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verb (2)

past tense of graze
1
as in scraped
to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface I grazed my elbow diving for the ball

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as in brushed
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing the volleyball just grazed my face, so I'm okay

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Recent Examples of grazed
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Marquelle Rose, 29, of Chicago was shot and killed Saturday by a security guard at Harold’s Chicken and Ice Bar after opening fire in an incident where Robbins Mayor Darren Bryant was grazed by a bullet. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 The security guard was attempting to intervene in the dispute — which involved a large group — when the guard was grazed in the foot, police spokesman Doug Schepman said. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2026 The village spokesperson said a DJ at the bar was also grazed by a bullet. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Across the country in Hawaii, Hurricane Lala grazed the state over the weekend, battering the islands with heavy rains and winds, but did not make landfall. — Peter Weber, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026 The bullet exited Riley’s head, ricocheted, and grazed a 13-year-old friend in the torso, police sources said. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Diaz, who was driving, suffered minor injuries after a bullet grazed her head and hand, KTVB reported, adding that she was treated and released at the hospital the same day. — Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026 The teen was initially thought to have been grazed by a bullet, but her wound was later found to have been caused by debris and plaster from the wall, police said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026 The wounded include a woman from Coats who suffered a gunshot wound to the back, and a man from Dunn who was grazed by a bullet, police said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grazed
  1. fed
  2. scraped
  3. brushed
  4. rustled
  5. scratched
  6. kissed
  7. ate
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  • As a result of his not working and constant need for financial support, his mother is pressured by him to keep him fed and provide a roof over his head.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Children leave in the morning to play and return at night, somehow fed along the way.
    — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fed
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  • Quarterback McKenzie Milton shouldered the primary burden, assembling a 37-touchdown season that scraped near Heisman talk.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Independent music publisher Round Hill is suing Suno and Anthropic on claims of mass copyright infringement, alleging that the two AI companies scraped hundreds of the publisher’s songs without permission to train their AI models.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of scraped
Verb
  • Lala’s eyewall brushed the southern coast of the Big Island while its center was roughly 30 miles offshore.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • As for the trade talk, Vea brushed it aside as part of the business.
    — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of brushed
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  • Some of them, like the one I got stranded on, were full of green rolling hills, tall grasses that rustled in the wind, and wild goats and deer roaming free.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • As the ocean breeze kicked up, the palms rustled around us.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Definition of rustled
Verb
  • The bear scratched his arm, and the victim tripped and injured his foot while trying to escape, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Anastasiia Holubieva scratched her head and looked down to see her hand covered in blood — the work of one of dozens of rockets fired on a recent night during which the Ukrainian capital could only intercept a single missile.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of scratched
Verb
  • For makeup lovers, a blurred, soft-matte formula like YSL’s Lovenude delivers real pigment and can be buildable, from just-kissed to deliberate and bold.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The hearty meat is just barely kissed with a bit of mayo; enough to give it some zing but not overpower the meat.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of kissed
Verb
  • On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.
    — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of ate

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“Grazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grazed. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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