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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
Noun
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In Nobody Wants This, the juxtaposition between Noah and Joanne's families is stark.—
Maggie Kreienberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Late-night television hosts have seized on the issue, highlighting the juxtaposition between costly renovations and ongoing national issues such as the government shutdown.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Instead of flipping the bonus tools out of the knife handle, tying them on an accompanying lanyard, or integrating them into the sheath, KEA designs a hexagonal wheel multitool out of the lanyard attachment point at the base of the handle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Oct. 2025
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While the former aids in the reduction of puffiness and dark circles in the under-eye area based on hot and cold contrast therapy, the latter comes with three attachments for relieving muscle pain, tension, and soreness through rapid pulsations.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Oceans 11 star said that being in such close proximity to major stars taught him an important lesson early in his career.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Lakeside Memorial Park in downtown Forest Lake is excluded from the distance requirements due to the close proximity of downtown to the park, Chaika said.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 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
Noun
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Multiple players in his vicinity.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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This quasi-moon is expected to remain in Earth's vicinity until around 2083.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The potential tariffs could also cover surgical masks, N95 respirators, gloves, gowns and other medical and surgical instruments and supplies including IV bags, gauze/bandages, sutures, wheelchairs, crutches and hospital beds.—
Reuters 12 hr ago,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 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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The chase ended at West Raymond and South Harding streets after the Buick struck a semitruck that was turning through the intersection, according to police.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
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He was known to save everything and stood at the intersection of some pivotal moments in football history.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 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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Stretching the limits The clip is reportedly designed to showcase Oli’s stability, joint articulation as well as movement control, through a series of exercises including side bends, leg lifts and splits.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Abutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abutment. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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