abutment

noun

Definition of abutmentnext
1
as in juxtaposition

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2
as in attachment

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Recent Examples of abutment It will be put in place after new abutments are built, USFS officials say. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025 In Turkey, the same procedure, including the implant, abutment, and crown, costs $450–$900. — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025 According to the autopsy report obtained by Dateline from the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, McNeal’s tractor veered from the road, colliding with an overpass abutment, and then caught fire. — Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025 The driver lost control after striking the car, struck the bridge abutment on the right shoulder, crossed all lanes of traffic and struck the median wall, according to MSP. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for abutment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abutment
  1. juxtaposition
  2. attachment
  3. proximity
  4. interconnection
  5. vicinity
  6. suture
  7. intersection
  8. articulation
Noun
  • There was also a cohort of local vignerons, whose understated practicality was a welcome juxtaposition to the occasionally conspicuous wealth of the international collector crowd.
    — George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026
  • There was also a cohort of local vignerons, whose understated practicality was a welcome juxtaposition to the occasionally conspicuous wealth of the international collector crowd.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of juxtaposition
Noun
  • This is an attachment that goes on the end of an inhaler, and helps get more of the medication into your lungs.
    — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Vacuum the floor with the floor attachment and cushions with an upholstery attachment.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
Definition of attachment
Noun
  • However, Luna’s close proximity with Chiron in Taurus can also reveal where our attachment to safety and comfort has essentially inhibited us from our own potential.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
  • The proximity-to-Trump angle didn’t work for the US men’s team, or for holders of his meme coin, or for many of the CEOs that have sought his favor.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of proximity
Noun
  • And flexible design helps to remove barriers between spaces, and creates circulation and interconnection.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • For now, there’s simply not enough clean power available, Hurst said, because of the familiar litany of bottlenecks with permitting and grid interconnection.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of interconnection
Noun
  • The robots move totes filled with products from order-picking areas to conveyors and have been working in isolation without human workers in their immediate vicinity.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
  • The uncle warned him that there were too many sharks in that vicinity.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of vicinity
Noun
  • Warner was confined to a walking boot, crutches and a scooter for six weeks after surgery to allow the bone to heal and the sutures to fully close.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • He was born with single suture sagittal craniosynostosis — a condition in which skull bones fuse too early in infancy, potentially causing problems with brain growth — and had six major surgeries by age 10.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Definition of suture
Noun
  • The buildings are located at the intersection of North Lawn and Scarritt avenues.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • Michelle O'Connor is Founder of The Digital Future, Co-Founder of Converge Labs, and a builder at the intersection of Crypto, AI, Bio.
    — Michelle O'Connor, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of intersection
Noun
  • Focusing on the height of quality at every opportunity, KULAKOVSKY is an active articulation of practice, proof that there are many virtues beauty can possess.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Crafted in 18-karat gold with black-enamel accents, its supple articulation is a balance of structure and lightness—high jewelry made modern, wearable, and dynamic.
    — Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
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