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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 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. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 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
  • Comey’s nods to Drexler are mostly subtle, drawing from the artist’s color palette of vibrant hues from bright green and orange to cobalt blue and lilac, with an eye toward their high-contrast juxtapositions, a hallmark of Drexler’s paintings.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Georgia O’Keefe in her austere blacks and whites, struck a seemingly deliberate, stark juxtaposition with the cloudy, pastel-toned washes of her southwestern paintings.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of juxtaposition
Noun
  • This is, to be clear, a massive streamlining of Woolf’s novel, which goes deep into the lives of William, Mary, and Ralph, among whom a series of intricate romantic attachments begin to develop.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Use the attachment icon on the submission box to upload a photo to help us with your question.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of attachment
Noun
  • Document, don’t debut That same appetite for proximity is reshaping the content that cuts through.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Porter said Philadelphia was chosen as Addy's destination for freedom because of its proximity and rich history.
    — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of proximity
Noun
  • The projects still depend on final engineering, grid interconnection, permits, customer agreements, financing, and other development decisions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory reports that, in regions with available data, the median time from an interconnection request to commercial operation exceeded five years for projects built in 2025.
    — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of interconnection
Noun
  • The laser hovers over two Detroit defensive backs in Jefferson’s vicinity.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Each incident causes a flare of light from the vicinity of the black hole, as would be expected from the brightening seen during a standard TDE.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of vicinity
Noun
  • Hillstrand cleans Ryan’s wound and tells the crew to get him suture tape.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Claire spent several hours in the local emergency room and was given a loose suture.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of suture
Noun
  • But, according to Jazmin, Nora had jumped out of the car at an intersection and started running away.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • For the past three years, LIONS has run LIONS Creators, a program dedicated to the intersection of digital influencers and the creative marketing industry.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of intersection
Noun
  • The suspension is smooth on road and capable off, with generous wheel articulation, with 24 inches of fording ability.
    — Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Mattel Mattel’s KPop Demon Hunters action figures have anywhere from 18 to 21 points of articulation.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of articulation

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“Abutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abutment. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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