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
Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 June 2026
As the saying goes, every patch tells a story, and every stitch holds a memory.
—Derek James, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
On Thursday, June 5, Johnson, 54, stitched her video on social media—while wearing his long locks in character as Maui for the live-action Moana movie.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
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Noun
Los Blancos have finished second in La Liga two seasons in a row, and tensions on the team spilled over in May, when Valverde and teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni got into a physical altercation during training, resulting in Valverde needing stitches for a cut to the head.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 June 2026
As the saying goes, every patch tells a story, and every stitch holds a memory.
—Derek James, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Verb
And then digitally stitching them together.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
On Thursday, June 5, Johnson, 54, stitched her video on social media—while wearing his long locks in character as Maui for the live-action Moana movie.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 June 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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Anger that the world seems not to be listening to the pain of so many Palestinians.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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The pain in her voice is clear a decade later.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Growing up, her mother sewed all of her clothes, Cantway-Cook said.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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To improve stability, the grass for the World Cup has been studded with plastic fibers, sewn in about every five millimeters by a machine that looks like a Zamboni.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
10 June 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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The new 3rd District supervisor will join a body that recently eliminated 150 jobs to repair a $35 million budget deficit.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Ford is recalling more than 250,000 vehicles that were incorrectly repaired under a previous recall meant to fix a problem that caused the engine to stall while driving, according to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 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
Noun
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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 16 Jun. 2026.
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