seaming

present participle of seam
as in filing
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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Recent Examples of seaming Be sure to overlap the cloth by several inches when seaming it. Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
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  • And the number moved enough that the Census Bureau took the unusual step of declaring the old and new figures incomparable, creating a new time series from December 4, 2025, and filing the earlier data under historical.
    Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • That has meant skaters such as Valieva have been considered eligible briefly after filing the paperwork for neutral status, only to have that status revoked soon after.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • This characteristic can provide significant resistance to scratching and wear in demanding environments.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The waffle-weave construction provides superior cleaning and drying without scratching, complemented by brilliant, beautiful designs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • Neither of them knew how much work lay ahead, and Don was a perfectionist, scribing each new board to fit as snugly as a puzzle piece against the irregular stone walls.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the game has increasingly moved from scribing per se to revenue-cycle management, where health systems can see the financial payoff.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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  • On Labor Day 2025, Zohran Kwame Mamdani enjoyed Brooklyn’s West Indian American Day Parade, grooving on various floats as an assemblyman representing Astoria, Queens.
    Reshma B, VIBE.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The band is a Midwest, R&B, Blues and grooving ensemble that has played at other Milwaukee venues, including the Summerfest grounds.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Seaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaming. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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