as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
had to drop out of the race when the stitch in his side became too painful
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as in to suture
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches
the doctor stitched the wound so adroitly that the scar was barely visible after the stitches were removed
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Recent Examples of stitch
Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Kumail Nanjiani had the Beverly Hilton ballroom in stitches Saturday at the 78th DGA Awards about how backwards the guild been for quite some time, specifically with regard to its lifetime achievement award.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2026
And Helen helps by stitching a new square on the family quilt and passing it on to Jenny, which is very nice and symbolic.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Designers are also using 3D modeling software to customize silhouettes, embroidery, and fabrics before a single stitch is made.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Kumail Nanjiani had the Beverly Hilton ballroom in stitches Saturday at the 78th DGA Awards about how backwards the guild been for quite some time, specifically with regard to its lifetime achievement award.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
Keem also released a trailer for the record, which stitches clips of him in the studio together with home videos and interviews with his family.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2026
And Helen helps by stitching a new square on the family quilt and passing it on to Jenny, which is very nice and symbolic.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
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Based on a novel by Sally Rooney, the show captures the quiet ache of two people drawn to each other despite the obstacles that keep pulling them apart.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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This eye mask does double duty as a blackout cover for the eyes and a cold compress (or heated press) to relieve tension, puffy eyes and light aches and pains.—
Tim Chan,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Treatment typically starts with clipping the fur around the injury, cleaning the area and, if needed, suturing the skin.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Jan. 2026
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That means most minor ailments can be dealt with onboard: wounds can be sutured, blood can be taken and ultrasounds can be done.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
15 Jan. 2026
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The spiraling cost of foodstuffs has been an increasing focus of consumer pain, with cucumbers becoming the most recent lightning rod for popular discontent.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Later that month, Giuffre was admitted to a hospital in New York for pain in her abdomen.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Pieces are finished with a custom label sewn on a vintage shuttle loom.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
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Among the store’s exclusive offerings are bras and pillows sewn from midcentury National Parks souvenir pillowcases, appliquéd T-shirts and other keepsakes.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The album’s Bandcamp blurb shouts out Ghédalia Tarzatès, the late French composer who collaged his wails and lamentations in the endangered Ladino language to evoke pangs of existential angst.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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Everyone’s blood sugar levels sporadically spike, and that’s normal, but keeping it steady helps prevent energy crashes, hunger pangs, and mood swings, Dardarian says.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Outside,
4 Feb. 2026
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Steel Wool and Other Abrasive Scrubbers To prevent scratch marks that can be difficult to repair, Scott advises against using steel, wool, and other abrasive scrubbers on wood flooring.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
21 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this week, the Kings announced that LaVine (finger), Domantas Sabonis (knee) and De’Andre Hunter (knee) had undergone season-ending surgery to repair their respective injuries.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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There's a tingle in the air, right?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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At the Cuernavaca location of this coffee shop, which has four spots around town, the airy jumble was stacked onto sturdy toast spread with the sweet tingle of tomato jam —an ideal breakfast that in lesser hands would be pedestrian.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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While hope remains for that project (more on that shortly), the sting felt more painful after Judith Hoag, cinema's first live-action April O'Neil, said she'd been approached about reprising her role before the movie stalled.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
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The woman who participated in the sting was actually 24, according to the police report.—
David Fleshler,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Stitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stitch. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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