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
Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
Students have access to six home machines, one industrial straight stitch, one industrial walking foot machine, sergers, cutting table and sewing tools.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Sew the ends together to create a long table runner, or stitch them into placemats.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
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Noun
The waffle-stitch of this sweater tank is perfectly elevated and pairs beautifully with wide-leg or boyfriend jeans, skirts, and shorts.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
Students have access to six home machines, one industrial straight stitch, one industrial walking foot machine, sergers, cutting table and sewing tools.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
Verb
This 10-day private yacht voyage by Kensington Expeditions stitches the whole picture together.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Sew the ends together to create a long table runner, or stitch them into placemats.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stitch
Noun
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The loss of Joseph Ossai might sting a little, but the potential production from Maye and Lawrence should dull the ache.—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Mpox, a viral illness formerly known as monkeypox, generally starts with flu-like symptoms – fever, swollen glands, muscle aches, headaches and backaches.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Verb
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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.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 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
Noun
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After a few words of introduction, Alexis started asking Graciela and me questions about our creative processes, about the importance of surprises in art, about the relationship between photographs and stories, about memory and mourning and pain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Hip osteoarthritis, a common cause of hip pain, affects about one in four people under the age of 85.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
29 May 2026
Verb
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The nylon fabric panels are sewed together with strips of Kevlar.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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It's then woven into denim fabric, and cut and sewn into jeans.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Down to the volatile sound design and pangs of romantic yearning, to say nothing of the first-person cinematography lensed by Dhont regular Frank van den Eeden, this movie follows Pierre’s every move from the inside out.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Help keep your hunger pangs at bay while on a road trip or at the office with this multi-pack of trail mixes.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Bessent’s team will assess conditions in Gulf countries and request estimates of the cost of repairing damage inflicted by Iran since the start of the conflict.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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But no one who saw it on Saturday held much hope that it could be repaired.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Noun
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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.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
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But an adventure conjoined with a lover, whether breaking studio rules with Tony Curtis or tracking down John Dillinger in the person of Lawrence Tierney, never failed to activate a reckless tingle in me.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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From electronics to clothing to food, nearly every industry has felt the sting.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Experts are advising anyone already sensitive to bee or wasp stings to speak with their doctor about carrying an epinephrine auto-injector as a precaution.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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“Stitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stitch. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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