abutments

plural of abutment

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Noun
  • Tucson embodies this idea, intersections and the spaces in between.
    Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The project also will add U-turn bulb-outs, traffic signals at intersections and bike lanes and sidewalks.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • No word yet on other creative attachments to the as-yet-untitled project.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 June 2026
  • The vacuum and its attachments — a brush nozzle and a narrow hose nozzle — come in a case compact enough to keep in the glove compartment.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Effective leadership involves dynamically balancing these universal values with their cultural articulations — not choosing one over the other but engaging both in a continual process of relational sensitivity.
    IESE Business School, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • Over loose gravel and tricky articulations, the new Quad showed its ability to lean on those tires with grip while quickly cutting power to those left hanging in the air.
    Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
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“Abutments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abutments. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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