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as in juxtaposition
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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abutment
Noun
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Naperville Central senior forward Malia Shen has witnessed that juxtaposition firsthand.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Often, that makes for a hilarious juxtaposition with the work of the show’s production designer Sharon Lomofsky, who brilliantly captures the absurdity of certain vacation destinations like a barbecue restaurant a stone’s throw from the remote Upstate New York hotel the characters are staying at.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
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The narrator and his wife find that their attachment to the charismatic and cryptic Chibi grows with the cat’s increasing visits, in a way that bewilders them but somehow bonds them closer together.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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No word yet on other creative attachments to the as-yet-untitled project.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
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Its proximity to the fascinating capital of Kunming is also appealing for travelers who don’t intend to go to Tibet and never plan on leaving the city.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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What is different today is the speed and interconnection of that change.—
Jim Heidenreich,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The company later filed an interconnection request with regional grid operator PJM to allow Crane to add 835 MW of emissions-free electricity to the grid.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Alameda County Vector Control laid traps inside the RV and in the immediate vicinity, Buddenhagen said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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It’s not yet known whether all the sightings are of one bear, or if there are more in the vicinity.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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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
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It is advised that sutures be removed within fourteen days.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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The 41-year-old woman was located by police Wednesday night near a column of smoke at the intersection of Churchill Downs Avenue and Santa Anita Drive on Woodland’s north side, the release said.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Their preliminary investigation revealed that an 18-year-old woman from Hemet was driving a Nissan Rogue on Lincoln Avenue, approaching the intersection to turn left onto Ramona Expressway.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The cockroach has become a wry badge of endurance and political articulation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 June 2026
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Capaldi is not just another bellowing belter, but a true soprano with a flexible middle range and sustained articulation in her phrasing.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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“Abutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abutment. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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