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as in juxtaposition
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as in attachment
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Recent Examples of abutment
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
Workers have also nearly finished the approach ramp and abutment connecting the bridge deck to the ground.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 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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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025
Workers have also nearly finished the approach ramp and abutment connecting the bridge deck to the ground.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 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 announcers talked up the juxtaposition between Trick Williams, who was over at the highest level from Day 1, and Sami Zayn—who scratched and clawed his way up the ranks for over two decades.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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The juxtapositions of text and image, which strongly suggest the widening distance between mother and daughter, build in emotional and intellectual power over the film’s ninety-minute duration.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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This is one reason why a partner of someone with avoidant attachment may perceive their partner as emotionally unavailable, overly self-sufficient, detached or distant or resistant to commitment.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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What begins as charming quickly turns unsettling, as Mark and Julie grow concerned about their son’s growing attachment to the family.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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For example, the agency hasn't announced whether or not the astronauts will enter the landers while in Earth orbit, or whether Orion will dock with the spacecraft at all, or simply perform proximity operations maneuvers around them.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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With its proximity to Los Angeles and deep ties to the entertainment industry, the city is increasingly exploring how public space activation can intersect with private sector collaboration.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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His philosophy revolved around the interconnection of all living things and the idea that no species should be discounted.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Construction firms, gas pipelines, permitting, and grid interconnection are bigger challenges than production capacity.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
8 May 2026
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The project aims to validate the underlying technology for a future mission that could someday take a neutrino detector to the vicinity of the sun.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
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In one particularly harrowing example, the report details three separate incidents of rape at the site of the Nova Music Festival near the Gaza perimeter, citing a survivor who was hiding in the immediate vicinity of the attack.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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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.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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It is advised that sutures be removed within fourteen days.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Baltimore Police Department Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Jones said the shooting took place at the intersection of Wilkens and South Caton avenues.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Multiple intersections will be expanded and enhanced, chief among them being the one at Naperville Road and Diehl Road, which is to be widened and resurfaced, Travia said.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Beyond the standard anxieties of releasing her work to the public, Kang meditates on the act of transmission that occurs in the very articulation of a person’s spirit through words.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Ashley’s fear of abandonment has developed throughout the season; Austin’s articulation only puts a fine point on it, instead of deepening their relationship.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Abutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abutment. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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