as in seam
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Recent Examples of suture
Andy Swift, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2024
But how well that scar heals is largely based on your doctor’s suturing technique.
—Kayla Greaves, Essence, 26 Sep. 2024
Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
The woman required sutures for injuries to her head.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 9 Mar. 2025
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Verb
And perhaps most importantly, what detergent does the hospital use to keep his scrubs looking so white?
In non-Kelce news, Episode 3 basically lays out a list of killer suspects, all of whom exhibit expert suturing abilities.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2024
But how well that scar heals is largely based on your doctor’s suturing technique.
—Kayla Greaves, Essence, 26 Sep. 2024
Noun
The woman had lacerations to her scalp and lip that required 17 sutures, five staples, leaving her permanently disfigured, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
The woman required sutures for injuries to her head.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suture
Verb
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Or like jeans that have a special waistband or stitching to them.—
Brianne Tracy,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Not from Rome, but from the community that wrapped around me like a warm quilt stitched from generations of resilience.—
Jack Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As the seams grew narrower over the years, more rock was mined along with the coal, including silica-rich sandstone.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The perfect balance of power and speed, Jeanty, at 5-foot-9, 211 pounds is the home-run-hitting back that teams dream about – think Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry finding a seam and exploiting it for a long touchdown.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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So far, as Yon reports, there are only abutments, but soon there will be a span over water.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
6 Jan. 2025
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An abutment, or a connecting structure, is placed on top of or built into the implant to connect it to the replacement tooth (called a crown).—
Laura Schober,
Health,
1 Aug. 2024
Noun
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According to the Buddha, attachment to family causes suffering because family relationships eventually end and cannot offer lasting contentment.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
6 May 2025
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Many models include third-seat attachments and ride-on boards to support multiple children.—
Darryn King,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Noun
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In it, Jones, with his customary frankness and high articulation, addressed his career in relation to, and revolt against, the path Ailey cut for Black dancers.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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Its skull also showed reduced articulations between key bones and a shallow quadrate angle, both of which are associated with piscivory.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Suture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suture. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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