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
Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
It’s made on the Aran Islands of Ireland (and even comes with a certificate of authenticity) using two traditional stitches meant to represent luck and protection.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2025
Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The Soul Kemper style features an almond toe, stitched ribbing on the upper, a sporty, white sole, and elastic panels for a perfectly snug fit.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Don’t forget to pick up some colorful stitch markers!
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
It’s made on the Aran Islands of Ireland (and even comes with a certificate of authenticity) using two traditional stitches meant to represent luck and protection.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
Russo, who has avoided serious injury and is set to return to play for Arsenal this month, is an out-and-out centre-forward, a grafter who uses her strength to take care of the ball and stitch play, but is also becoming a more ruthless penalty-box striker.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The Soul Kemper style features an almond toe, stitched ribbing on the upper, a sporty, white sole, and elastic panels for a perfectly snug fit.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stitch
Noun
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The pandemic unearthed a collective ache that had long been buried beneath deadlines, distractions, and digital noise.—
Devi Brown,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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Because over-the-counter pain relievers are so readily available, people often forget that pills aren't the only option when suffering from minor aches and pains, Pasricha says.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For example, in the hand tendon-transfer surgery for high median-ulnar palsy, one muscle is sutured to all four finger flexor tendons.—
Evan Ackerman,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Mar. 2018
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Doctors still will need to practice sawing into bone and suturing muscles.—
Jon Schuppe,
NBC News,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Perhaps Vrabel values the toughness Hill showed in playing through pain.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Antivirals: Ear pain related to viruses may require antiviral medications.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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So, a long while, the bulk of it though, like the sewing things up and finishing happened from probably spring of 2023 to 2024.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Initially, many of these factories functioned as little more than exploitative sweatshops in which desperate young women sewed clothes for as little as five cents an hour (roughly $1 in 2025 dollars).—
Made by History,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Dalton feels a pang when the hare bounds past the garden wall.—
Alexandra Alter,
New York Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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Having to walk past those luxurious, roomy, and comfortable-looking lie-flat beds in business-class on your way to economy is enough to trigger a pang of jealousy.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the 50 years since, particularly the past 30 after formal relations were normalized in 1995, Washington has pursued reconciliation efforts with Hanoi, including a number of programs that sought to repair some of the damage the war wrought on generations of Vietnamese.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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Amtrak’s excuse for killing so many trains for so many New Yorkers on some of the busiest routes in the country is that the federal railway monopoly will be repairing parts of the East River Tunnel.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The product glides on smooth like butter and leaves behind a faint cooling tingle.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2025
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That tingle of anxiety will become an old friend, and the feeling of having triumphed over fear will become equally familiar, if not more familiar, than the fear itself.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Because after all the highs of this compelling season for Aston Villa, there have been more than enough late stings to make the latest feel eerily familiar.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Gary is a professor who works undercover stings for the police as a fake hitman-for-hire.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Stitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stitch. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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