as in sewing
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as in stitching
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches
in the old days, holes in socks had to be darned by hand
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Noun
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While quick fixes with those products can prove invaluable in a pinch, the repair options on this list, however, offer longer-lasting solutions to fixing your equipment that require no sewing or special skills.—
Ebony Roberts,
Outside,
27 Feb. 2026 -
Once officially aboard, Baryshnikov threw herself into prep, taking sewing classes in Los Angeles’ Garment District and helping Popov get the film in motion.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Decades before ‘quiet luxury’ was a TikTok buzzword, Givenchy was stitching simplistic stunners for Hepburn, chief among them being that famous not-too-little black dress.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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And Helen helps by stitching a new square on the family quilt and passing it on to Jenny, which is very nice and symbolic.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Of course, one of America’s founding principles, taught in every civics class, is the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which might seem to frown on the knitting together of so many religious organizations and public funds intended to advance civic education.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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British Olympic diver Tom Daley went viral at the Tokyo 2021 games for knitting in the stands during an event.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Treatment typically starts with clipping the fur around the injury, cleaning the area and, if needed, suturing the skin.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Researchers compared the performance of the autonomous bot and a human surgeon on the same suturing task and found that the bot's stitches were more uniform and made a tighter seal.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 May 2016
Noun
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At the time it was acquired at the beginning of 2022, Evergreen Gardens had fallen into ill repair due to decades of mismanagement, disinvestment, and neglect by the prior owners.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Major repair of old hotels and apartments was banned.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Plans for repairing years-old storm damage to the bulkhead and balustrade at Jacksonville’s riverfront Memorial Park could be advancing by summer, city officials told park neighbors at a neighborhood update.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
27 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, other popular options come from Mizani’s hydrating mist and a bond repairing pick from K18.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Family ties may need some mending, and once they’ve been handled, those bonds could be immensely helpful.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Visitors can try their hand at skills such as block printing, moss wall art, and Japanese sashiko mending.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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In the closing weeks, his campaign poured time and resources into South Texas and Houston, working to blunt Crockett’s advantage among Latino voters.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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While the store was never in danger of closing because of finances, there were signs of distress in the overall business of art supplies.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Darning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darning. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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