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
  • Meanwhile, an electric color palette of zingy greens, bold reds, and Prussian blues–touched off with plenty of black accents–amplifies the property’s wildly original juxtaposition of antiquity and modernity.
    — Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Located on the waterfront close to the Bosphorus Bridge, which creates a wonderful visual juxtaposition of the city’s blend of traditional and contemporary aesthetics, this 18th-century Neo-Baroque temple is incredibly ornate.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of juxtaposition
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  • Same mechanic as a deprecation notice, applied to a bond rather than an API, and a preview of what this looks like when the thing withdrawn is not your workflow but your attachment to it.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Bare, who has never sold, says her attachment to the property runs deeper than money.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Morocco also benefits from proximity to European export markets, while Zimbabwe’s large lithium reserves could support battery supply chains.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The proximity to schools was one of the biggest concerns raised Monday night.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • Whether these projects join the shift to private grids will depend in part on whether operators and regulators of the public grids address problems with grid interconnection queues.
    — John Kostyack, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • That flexibility could prove attractive for facilities facing uncertain demand growth or long utility interconnection timelines.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of interconnection
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  • Some diligently blur out the faces of guests who are in the vicinity and captured on camera.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The drones were first spotted in the water by a ship working in the vicinity of the Neptun Deep—an offshore gas project under development in the Black Sea that will make Romania the largest gas producer in the European Union.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of vicinity
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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.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of suture
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  • The park, located just south of the intersection of Highway 1 and Tunitas Creek Road, will be open seven days a week.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Police have closed the Beach Boulevard and 15th Street intersection until further notice.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of intersection
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  • Put simply, these toys are the best versions of Shoji Kawamori’s classic mecha designs, being fully transformable, full of diecast, and with impressive articulation; these are very worthwhile purchases for any discerning Macross fan.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Since then, it’s been clear that there is still a lot to be done to arrive at a certain articulation around the forest in my work.
    — KATHERINE ROCHESTER, Artforum, 10 July 2026
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