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as in juxtaposition
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as in attachment
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Recent Examples of abutment
The cars slid backward and would have dropped through the opening made by the raising to the abutment of the bridge if policemen had not attracted the attention of the bridge tender by firing their revolvers.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
So far, as Yon reports, there are only abutments, but soon there will be a span over water.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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
Emergency repairs to the abutment of the Ocean City Expressway bridge were completed at 1 a.m. Thursday morning after a sinkhole on westbound Route 90 caused one-way traffic for about six hours on the evening of a peak summer travel day.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
So far, as Yon reports, there are only abutments, but soon there will be a span over water.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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
Emergency repairs to the abutment of the Ocean City Expressway bridge were completed at 1 a.m. Thursday morning after a sinkhole on westbound Route 90 caused one-way traffic for about six hours on the evening of a peak summer travel day.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abutment
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As is usually the case with Cattelan’s pieces, the toilet is full of juxtapositions in its form and material—something that shines a bright light on the art market as a whole.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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What’s the significance of the differences and that juxtaposition?—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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The set includes the base and blade attachment plus three cups, lip rings, resealable lids, a to-go lid, and recipe card.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Balle’s protean impulse—her constant rewiring of thematic attachments—makes our reading experience varied and rich.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Lots of outdoor activities make the city a win for families, retirees, and couples, and the proximity to Austin is a perk for commuters and those looking for more affordable homes outside the capital.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Baesakul symbolized the interconnection of humans and nature through an interlaced motif interpreted as leather lacing or metal hardware and applied to contemporary shapes that take cues from the Eiffel Tower’s silhouette, the curve of a capybara’s back or even the form of Baesakul’s pet corgi.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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The spokesperson said the federal agency expects to add about 2 gigawatts of new energy projects by the end of 2028 and complete the first phase of an interconnection study in January that could add more.—
Monica Samayoa,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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However, unrest still broke out at the game on Thursday, with anti-Israel protesters in the vicinity.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The fish are likely protecting against ribbon worms, or Parborlasia corrugata, a type of nemertean, observed living in the vicinity.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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The original injury in the UCL is also repaired with a suture to further strengthen the joint.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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My top-surgery scars are tattooed over, the suture marks no longer visible.—
Thomas Page McBee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Pocket park The roughly 2,100-square-foot public space on Soledad Avenue would be next to a 4,494-square-foot single-family house planned for a currently vacant lot just east of the intersection of Soledad and Cowrie Avenue.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Police said Workman-Duffy had been crossing in a crosswalk on a green light at the intersection of Longview Road and Food Lane on the morning she was hit.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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With the facial articulation of a silent film star crossed with the savagery of a post-Saw killer, Art went from underground curiosity to horror icon within a decade.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Language was a solution to a formal problem, the articulation of consciousness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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