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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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
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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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  • Feldstein Soto said the UCLA Police Department referred 245 arrests and all were declined for filing due to insufficient evidence.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • In arguing for the reforms three years ago, insurers said that the industry had become unprofitable due to an avalanche of frivolous lawsuits filed under a century-old Florida law.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • For Night Charades, a lot of the characters are dressed in clothing with a lot of pleats.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Her look included a bra top and high-waist skirt with a pin pleat detail.
    Jackie Fields, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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  • When Kaplan became interested in the medical properties of silk, the research was relatively sparse, restricted to silk sutures.
    Amy Paturel, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The doctor who treated June pulls her aside, ostensibly to check her sutures but really to whisper her that Serena is a war criminal traveling under false papers, and an official is on the way to come get her.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • But the contradiction was apparent for anyone willing to scratch the surface: the three public suspensions and one defection from the Pentagon’s top ranks were all, until very recently, Hegseth loyalists.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The surface of a cat tree is usually covered in a textured, carpet-like material for scratching.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • There’s trekking pole attachment loops, a stretchy outer pocket with room enough for a layer or rain jacket, and the combination of a roll-top closure, compression straps and full length side zip makes accessing everything super easy.
    Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 1 May 2025
  • Build Feedback Loops That Invite Lived Experience Into Process Effective third space organizations build feedback loops that move in every direction—top down, bottom up, and laterally—with transparency, accountability, and storytelling at their core.
    Mary Hemphill, PhD, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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  • 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 7 May. 2025.

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