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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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The juxtaposition of the apex masculinity of the professional athlete with traditionally feminine signifiers of the luxury handbag does seem to short circuit something in the wider culture.
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The idea for the exterior dressing of this specific car was to bring the intersection of those surfaces to the fore with the juxtaposition of black lines—first taped off by hand—to provide the abstract zebra-like pattern.
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Barriers to a meaningful life As digital natives, Gen Zers are aware of their attachment to screens, with more than half citing their unproductive use of technology as a significant barrier to developing a meaningful life.
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Those jack-of-all-trades attachments are part of it, but so are this Shark top seller’s four heat and three airflow options.
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Studies reveal a growing 'proximity bias,' where in-office employees are more likely to receive promotions and recognition, with career prospects for remote workers declining.
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
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For now, there’s simply not enough clean power available, Hurst said, because of the familiar litany of bottlenecks with permitting and grid interconnection.
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The previous window for shifting interconnection costs or accelerating at the margin of existing rules is narrowing.
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That could prove valuable, especially if Washington doesn’t have an actual aircraft carrier in the vicinity, as was the case at the start of this year due to the intervention in Venezuela.
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Local councillor Carsten Brokelmann said that the city operates a daycare facility and a primary school in the immediate vicinity of where the shooting happened.
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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.
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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.
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The pilot program will install cameras in 10 high-traffic intersections for one year and issue $75 citations to red light runners.
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Authorities later determined that Robert, driving a car traveling north on Callis Road approaching its intersection with State Route 32, failed to yield to a stop sign.
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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.
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Accordingly, its most perfect articulation did not appear last year in a gallery at all, but in the pages of Vanity Fair magazine.
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“Abutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abutment. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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