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as in stitching
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches
luckily, I was able to sew the tear so skillfully that my pants looked as good as new
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Recent Examples of sewing
Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Kate Millar has a loyal following for her sewing classes.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
David K. Li, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Students walk past paintings of historical scenes that include Betsy Ross sewing an American flag and down hallways lined with portraits of the Founding Fathers.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
There, a couple dozen workers and volunteers worked all day filling, sewing, and shipping 1,000 sandbags an hour.
—Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Kate Millar has a loyal following for her sewing classes.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Gayle Wilson, who once worked as a blackjack dealer, enjoyed sewing and making stained glass, according to Lindley Funeral Homes.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Students walk past paintings of historical scenes that include Betsy Ross sewing an American flag and down hallways lined with portraits of the Founding Fathers.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewing
Noun
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To avoid any waste, the seamless single three dimensional-pieces were knit on a Shima Seiki knitting machine as seamless, single three-dimensional pieces.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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So unusual are these pioneers that others in the center assume there’s some sort of knitting circle going on.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 May 2026
Verb
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The agentic era will not be won by stitching another agent onto every existing tool.—
Shailesh Manjrekar,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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An Oregon family alleged in a $100 million lawsuit that their 18-year-old son died from an infection after doctors at a Corvallis hospital did not remove pine needles and debris from his wound before stitching it up.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Elevator repairs were completed Friday afternoon, and staff were on site to help residents access their apartments.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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The Patriot Rail’s Cowlitz County and Columbia Railway warehouse and locomotive repair shop building, where the fire originated, was a total loss.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The company says the system would be able to perform hemorrhage control, wound repair, chest decompression, shrapnel extraction, and field suturing, stabilizing the patient until evacuation can be carried out.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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The issue was surrounding his leg amputation surgery, a procedure that involves stretching the muscles and suturing them to provide the bone with padding.—
Jacob Louraine,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Participants described a strong demand for stories rooted in care, emotional safety, dignity, joy, support, healing, stability, and full humanity.—
Dominique Fluker,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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According to Botwin, cancer survivors she’s worked with have dealt with emotional challenges that affect their healing process, including depression and survivor’s guilt.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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The drive-in-turned-diner has been serving up hearty comfort food to Charlotteans looking for a filling meal since 1957, working its way into a firm hold among Charlotte’s oldest restaurants.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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Bad mini cones are made with soggy cones and sweet, fluffy filling that has none of the unctuousness of real ice cream.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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During closing arguments before the jury Tuesday, Grossman’s attorney, Esther Holm, echoed that claim.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Keys is a quintessential New Yorker, so her documentary makes sense as the closing selection for Tribeca.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Another change is that the Department of Energy now requires households to upgrade their insulation and air sealing before using rebates for new appliances.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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Before sealing, make sure the stones are completely clean and dry.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
26 May 2026
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“Sewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewing. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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