as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
had to drop out of the race when the stitch in his side became too painful
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as in to suture
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches
the doctor stitched the wound so adroitly that the scar was barely visible after the stitches were removed
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as in pains
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
had to drop out of the race when the stitch in his side became too painful
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as in sutures
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches
the doctor stitched the wound so adroitly that the scar was barely visible after the stitches were removed
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Recent Examples of stitch
Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Those with double stitches tend to last the longest and are stronger than others.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Benji Jones, Vox, 9 May 2025
Goggins walked up the Met stairs in a heavy black overcoat and skirt that’s stitched with white outlines, while Wood appeared in a suit with similar colors.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 May 2025
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Noun
Calla Fuqua, 28, from Baltimore, Maryland, has left people in stitches with a video of 5-year-old cat Ashlyn Rose pulling off a remarkably convincing limp.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Those with double stitches tend to last the longest and are stronger than others.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Verb
The birds poke holes in leaves and then, using their beak as a needle, stitch them together with bits of spider web, plant fibers, or other string-like materials.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 9 May 2025
Goggins walked up the Met stairs in a heavy black overcoat and skirt that’s stitched with white outlines, while Wood appeared in a suit with similar colors.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 May 2025
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“Stitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stitch. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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