abutments

noun

plural of abutment
as in sutures

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  1. intersections
  2. attachments
  3. articulations
Noun
  • Soon, however, the Kings’ fondness for probing the strangest possible intersections of legal practice pushes Cupertino in odd and hilarious directions.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
  • What all three films have in common, aside from various intersections and overlaps in their stories, is their repositioning of tech billionaires as the new screen villains.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of intersections
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  • Each style features archival details like period-correct buttons, hair-on-hide patches and suspender attachments on the jean.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The best multi-stylers bundle several styling jobs into one device, using interchangeable attachments to curl, smooth, straighten, volumize, and, in some cases, take hair from wet to dry.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of attachments
Noun
  • Only its articulations and the environment in which it is felt shift.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The 1984 speech that so moved Baldwin remains one of the greatest articulations of American liberalism ever made.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Abutments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abutments. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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