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
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
The waffle-stitch of this sweater tank is perfectly elevated and pairs beautifully with wide-leg or boyfriend jeans, skirts, and shorts.
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Claire Gallam,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
Inside, they’re lined with a chunky terry fabric, and tan rubber outsoles are paired with white suede stitching around the laces for extra durability with a contrastinged color scheme (though more color options are available).
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Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
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Noun
Giants bullpen catcher Eliezer Zambrano and A’s coach Ramon Hernandez also wore the stitches.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
The waffle-stitch of this sweater tank is perfectly elevated and pairs beautifully with wide-leg or boyfriend jeans, skirts, and shorts.
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Claire Gallam,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
Verb
On Friday, the very next day, Warriors rookies Yaxel Lendeborg and Lajae Jones held up their new jerseys, and a bright green IREN patch was already stitched across the left side of both garments.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
Inside, they’re lined with a chunky terry fabric, and tan rubber outsoles are paired with white suede stitching around the laces for extra durability with a contrastinged color scheme (though more color options are available).
—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stitch
Noun
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Typical symptoms include fever, rash, body aches, headache, nausea and vomiting.
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Best and Last makes a mockery of growing old, entering the real world, trying to hold back the wrinkles and the aches and the creeping sense of mortality.
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The nerves can be sutured back together to minimize pain, Bank said, but most breast surgeons haven’t been trained to do this.
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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.
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Margera tried to soothe the pain by submerging his fresh brand in a tub of filthy farm water, which resulted in a life-threatening staph infection that landed him in the hospital.
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The pain from high tuition does not stem from extraordinary tuition growth but rather from the lack of a commensurate growth rate in median family income.
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Their clothing must be cut and hand sewn to fit proper 18th-century styles.
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Another meaningful way to add a personal touch is to pick up needlepointing and sew your own throw pillows.
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Kanaal is king for indulging elevenses hunger pangs, providing cakes, cookies, tea, coffee, and made-to-order traditional Dutch sweets including stroopwafles and puffertjes.
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To compensate for winter’s period of lean rations, however, flatties gorge in spring to ease their wake-up hunger pangs and again in fall to gain weight like bears preparing for hibernation.
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According to an account of her testimony in Rolling Stone, Avila was left with severe scarring on her face and left arm, with limited mobility after surgeons grafted skin from her abdomen to repair her arm.
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Ndiaye’s season ended early after surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
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Fruit extracts clarify excess oil and buildup, while a cooling mint complex and menthol deliver a refreshing tingle, leaving your scalp feeling clean, balanced, and freshly reset.
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In the case of Putnam County, that tingle is a roar — our collective sense that the fraud there goes back decades.
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The subscription economy and RAMageddon come for us all, but at least a sale can take a little bit of the sting out of it.
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Red wasps are aggressive insects with painful stings and can sting repeatedly.
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“Stitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stitch. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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