seam 1 of 2

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to mark with or as if with a line or groove in fencing circles it is a mark of honor to have one's face seamed with saber cuts

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seam

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noun

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Verb
Plus, the high-rise, slim fit, and seam down the legs make for a flattering and elongating appearance. Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025 Women’s styles include a French Terry Icon Jacket, Sweat Baggy Jeans and seamed wide-leg sweatpants in medium indigo. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
And 24 seconds after that goal, Korchinski buried a Bedard seam pass from the edge of the left circle. Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025 Lululemon’s underwear for workouts are satiny soft in feel and have special lay-flat seams that are chafe-resistant. Malia Griggs, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seam
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Verb
  • Several other practices have filed lawsuits of their own, per the Times.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • Federal prosecutors said those clients were unaware that Christina Moles, now 50, had falsified their returns, which were filed between 2015 and 2021.
    Douglas Walker, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • The French pleat only adds to the elegance and eliminates the need to iron out wrinkles.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Bonus: the crisp pleat design is made to accommodate corner posts.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Catholic aid organization is outfitting the popemobile with rapid infection tests, vaccines, diagnostic tools, and suture kits, to be staffed by medical personnel.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
  • However, a fundamental aspect of the current surgery, namely the suture that attaches the tendon(s) to the muscles, can lead to poor post-surgery function.
    Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Mar. 2018
Verb
  • Two years ago, Forte, also trained by Pletcher and owned by Repole, was scratched as the morning-line favorite.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
  • There's something about bright pink that scratches an itch or satisfies a craving in a way no other hair color can, and Megan Thee Stallion would probably agree.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Why are kids obsessed with these nonsense-sounding words and saying them on seemingly endless loops?
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 12 May 2025
  • Rosen’s journey takes him on a loop through the Western Slope, down to the San Luis Valley and back to Denver.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • Predictions about the look of Psyche's craters, cliffs, and color have inspired artists to create a cacophony of illustrations, often showing sharp spikes and grooves alien to rocky worlds.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
  • Ten years after his Trojan horse gambit, Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) washes up on Ithaca and has to get his mind right – and his warrior groove back – for battle as well as a rousing reunion with wife Queen Penelope (Juliette Binoche).
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Electrons in today’s graphene can move up to a micrometer before getting scattered by imperfections, such as corrugations in the surface of the material or grain boundaries between adjacent crystal patches.
    Chun-Yung Sung, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2012
Verb
  • The First Shadow was conceived by the Duffer Brothers, as well as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child scribe Jack Thorne and Stranger Things writer and co-executive producer Kate Trefry.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • That series, totally distinct from the new attempt, would have centered on Dash's character, and was written by Will & Grace scribes Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Seam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seam. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

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