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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noun

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Recent Examples of seam
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
As the seams grew narrower over the years, more rock was mined along with the coal, including silica-rich sandstone. Chris Kenning, USA Today, 1 May 2025 The perfect balance of power and speed, Jeanty, at 5-foot-9, 211 pounds is the home-run-hitting back that teams dream about – think Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry finding a seam and exploiting it for a long touchdown. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seam
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Verb
  • And in 2018, the chain also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection but came out of it the next year.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • In a campaign finance report for last quarter filed in April, Riddle reported raising $30,302.02 in contributions and spending $4,321.01, leaving a balance of $25,981.01 as of March 31.
    Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • The sculptural and scalloped look—covered in soft pleats—was refreshed for the modern-day, and required 250 hours of work.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 May 2025
  • Its pleats and tiers lend it a breezy look, and its thick waistband has plenty of stretch.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 17 May 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
  • Names scratched into the rusty walls are a bad sign.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
  • These unsung hair heroes massage and (gently) scratch your head to make sure there are no dead skin cells or product residue left behind.
    Jessica Kasparian, Allure, 15 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
  • Cinematographer Carlos Rigo and editor Arturo Sosa groove along with eye-catching colors and skateboard-video-style visuals, even inserting B-roll from a camera strapped to a horse’s head and doing a dramatic zoom to a sheep.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
  • The best masterminds groove because members bring their own beat but also know how to listen and adapt to other members.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 May 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
  • Pic is written by Australian scribe Phil Lloyd (Population 11) and will be helmed by veteran commercials director Roderick Fenske, marking his feature debut.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 May 2025
  • 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

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“Seam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seam. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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