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Recent Examples of incision
The complication is treated with incisions in the leg.
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Mia Fishman, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Male mice also recovered faster from a small surgical incision and from being restrained in a tube for two hours — a scenario designed to mimic the physical and emotional stress of a car accident.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
The procedure uses a thin, flexible catheter introduced through a small incision in the femoral artery near the groin.
—Memorialcare, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
To speed the softening process, start by making a small incision in each tomato with a paring knife.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Mia Fishman, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Male mice also recovered faster from a small surgical incision and from being restrained in a tube for two hours — a scenario designed to mimic the physical and emotional stress of a car accident.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
The procedure uses a thin, flexible catheter introduced through a small incision in the femoral artery near the groin.
—Memorialcare, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
To speed the softening process, start by making a small incision in each tomato with a paring knife.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incision
Noun
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Despite his impassive eyes, balding pate, and slit of a smile, Robert Duvall could be volcanic and melancholic, mysterious and straightforward, vengeful and merciful.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Only a little slit of neck flesh was exposed.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Out back on the patio, a pair of angels cry red blood tears into a fountain, skeletons escape their open coffins and a hooded skull peers over the tables like a Gordon Ramsay grim reaper.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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That brought Aubry to tears — not an uncommon sight … less common than Rizo, sure, but still, not uncommon.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Incision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incision. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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