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Recent Examples of seam
Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Additionally, Ragans had command of his signature pitches with the four-seam fastball sitting around 95 mph.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Paul Newman, New York Times, 31 July 2025
That way, a major color difference or seam ins’t as noticeable.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2025
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Verb
In recent years, his arsenal has consisted of 4-5 different pitches - splitter, four-seam fastball, cutter, curve and slider.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Additionally, Ragans had command of his signature pitches with the four-seam fastball sitting around 95 mph.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
If Stokes and Archer had been playing, with more swing and seam than at any time in the series, England could conceivably have bowled India out for fewer than 100 on a first day that was reduced to 64 overs by rain.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 31 July 2025
That way, a major color difference or seam ins’t as noticeable.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seam
Verb
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Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray is set to hold a news conference to announce the charges against Robinson after they are filed in the late morning and will be made available to the public immediately after that, according to Utah County officials.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to a Manhattan Supreme Court foreclosure suit filed in December that names both Bill and Camille, the pair stopped making payments on the loans in June 2024 in addition to failing to pay over $300,000 in property taxes.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For an option that’s as fitting for the office as a European city getaway, try the Meta Wide-leg Pants, which have a stylish pleat down the front of each leg, yet are still made with the brand’s stretchy, quick-dry material.—
Bria McNeal,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Aug. 2025
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The bodice mimics a button-down vest accented with bright gold buttons and flattering darts, while the skirt has subtle pleats at the top and flares into an A-line silhouette.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The group would have two minutes to make a small incision in the animal, set the tracker and suture the wound closed.—
Jack Prator,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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The field of surgical robotics is advancing as rapidly as AI itself; a year ago, the Johns Hopkins team had trained a robot to perform an important trio of surgical tasks: manipulating a needle, moving body tissue and administering sutures.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 July 2025
Verb
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That 133-page City audit barely scratched the surface of the overall dysfunction at the City’s animal shelter.—
Michael Wagner,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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But these figures only scratch the surface of Nepal’s deep economic problems, which include pervasive vulnerable employment – informal and insecure work that is prone to poor conditions and pay – and limited opportunities that constrain long-term productivity.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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My husband has been muttering in a loop about tuition, books, food, and transportation to and from home to campus.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
15 Sep. 2025
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The western United States is running drier than average during a 30-year drought, which can create a feedback loop of higher temperatures and lower precipitation.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The event is recognized as one of the top music festivals in the South, but Standard Deluxe is grooving all year long with a calendar full of concerts.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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With its signature grooved aluminum shell, Rimowa’s spinners are both a fashion statement and a piece of travel engineering.—
Julie Loffredi,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The corrugation process guarantees that the containers are robust and lightweight, which is necessary for stacking and transportation in an efficient manner.—
CMG Containers,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2024
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And—as expected—the solid rear axle does its usual dance on corrugations as well as its obligatory wag on big one-wheel bumps.—
Barry Winfield,
Car and Driver,
1 Aug. 2023
Verb
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The play was written by British scribe Ben Weatherill.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the seventh century BCE, a generation or so before the princess was born, that scribe, called Nabû-shuma-iddin, was pressing a reed stylus into a lump of wet clay.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Seam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seam. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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