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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.
—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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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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That juxtaposition with his trajectory and how things unfolded felt very unique in that way.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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These delightfully creamy caramel squares are enveloped in smooth dark chocolate, which provides a perfect juxtaposition to the sweet filling.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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Sure, Andy’s mom was an incidental figure, and his dad simply didn’t exist, but the attachment and responsibility that Buzz and Woody feel towards their children is impossible to mistake.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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While still a small streamer, Fox Nation has a unique ability to promote its talent due to its attachment to the Fox News ecosystem.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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That proximity is uncomfortable for many of us.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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In addition to the approvals needed to build its reactor, Helion has also secured a transmission interconnection agreement with Chelan County Public Utility District that will enable energy generated from its fusion power plant to be supplied to the grid, a global first as well.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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What is different today is the speed and interconnection of that change.—
Jim Heidenreich,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The system offers an optimal combination of mobility, protection, flexibility and precision to meet the growing demands of challenging threat scenarios in the close and immediate vicinity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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Bull sharks had been seen in the vicinity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 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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There are close to 1,000 residential units in historic buildings at the intersection of Broadway and 5th Street, Bastian said, but all the ground floor stores are closed.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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PennDOT is installing about $20,000 in safety improvements at a Delaware County intersection where a college math professor was killed while riding his bicycle six months ago.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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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.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
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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.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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“Abutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abutment. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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