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Definition of seamnext
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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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noun

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Verb
Since the shoulder seams unfasten under pressure, the armholes can't be used as makeshift nooses, either. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2025 The top is seamed at the sides to accentuate the rounded shape, which dips lower in back. Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025
Noun
Two side-seam pockets provide ample space for your phone, wallet, and other travel essentials, and there’s an additional patch pocket on the back. Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026 With his four-seam velocity back to touch 98 mph in his last rehab start with Triple-A El Paso, right-hander Jeremiah Estrada has been activated for the start of a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for seam
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Verb
  • Haines is among more than 1,500 property owners who filed a federal lawsuit arguing the moratorium enacted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention violated the Fifth Amendment by unlawfully denying them compensation.
    Michael Casey, Fortune, 3 May 2026
  • But this estimate hinged on the fact that all those shipments had been handled by a small group of prolific importers — companies that quickly got ready to file their claims.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • The pants are complete with pleat detailing for a professional, polished look, but their elastic waistband rivals the comfort of pajama bottoms.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The careful pleat on this platform bed is really speaking to me.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • He was born with single suture sagittal craniosynostosis — a condition in which skull bones fuse too early in infancy, potentially causing problems with brain growth — and had six major surgeries by age 10.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • The suture in Elliott’s leg had torn, which meant nothing was protecting his femur from piercing through his skin.
    Jacob Louraine, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • They’re specifically designed for glass cooktop surfaces and have two sides—a gritty, sandpaper-like one on one side and a soft sponge on the other that gently scrub off stubborn messes and stuck-on bits without scratching or damaging the glass.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
  • Great White became the fifth horse scratched this week and the second Saturday.
    Stephen Whyno, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • Leaders need human-in-the-loop checkpoints on the highest-leverage decisions—high-value quotes, customs classifications, contractual commitments—alongside mandatory audit logs and version control across all agent actions.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 May 2026
  • Cloudy, reverberating bass mingles with sonorous, textural guitar loops courtesy of Mark Clifford, while Sarah Peacock’s spellbinding vocals ooze over the mix.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Catch grooving house sets on Fridays nights with Mirari Presents, or back-to-back electronic rhythms most Saturdays with Off The Record.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Then Scott grooved a fastball down the middle to Dansby Swanson, who hit it over the left-field wall.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Fingerprints are the surface expression of what biologists call dermal ridges: those parallel corrugations of ridged and furrowed skin that cover not just your fingertips, but also your palms, toes and soles.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • So why do real grasshopper wings have corrugations?
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Hokum gives you a taste of one tormented scribe’s fiction before introducing you to the man behind the keyboard.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Monks consulted existing manuscripts of the Tripitaka, which scribes copied onto marble for stonemasons to chisel.
    Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026

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“Seam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seam. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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