as in sutured
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 stitched
Second, there are smaller, figurative works, in which the figures are glued onto the surface instead of stitched.
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Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Sézane’s is made from sage green corduroy velvet, while Toast’s version is hand-stitched by artisans in West Bengal with a pretty sunflower print.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
Ohio was a major force for the Union Army, and the blue jackets worn in battle by Union soldiers were sewn and stitched in Columbus, close to where Nationwide Arena now sits.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The knee-length coat was cut with a straight silhouette and featured a collar and concealed placket, and finished with circular mirror insets stitched across the front and sleeves.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 31 Jan. 2026
British Vogue reported that Nicola's mother, model Claudia Heffner, added an evil eye talisman to her daughter's wedding dress, along with a message stitched in blue.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Designs are unique, handles are stitched cleanly, hardware is discreet and everything is proudly made in the Philippines.
—Ching Dee, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
When Chicago celebrates, mourns, rallies, or remembers, chances are something stitched in South Chicago is part of the frame.
—Tom Barnas, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
When stitched into a vest, the fabric generated higher voltages during outdoor activity, as sweat supplemented ambient humidity.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Sézane’s is made from sage green corduroy velvet, while Toast’s version is hand-stitched by artisans in West Bengal with a pretty sunflower print.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
Ohio was a major force for the Union Army, and the blue jackets worn in battle by Union soldiers were sewn and stitched in Columbus, close to where Nationwide Arena now sits.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The knee-length coat was cut with a straight silhouette and featured a collar and concealed placket, and finished with circular mirror insets stitched across the front and sleeves.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 31 Jan. 2026
British Vogue reported that Nicola's mother, model Claudia Heffner, added an evil eye talisman to her daughter's wedding dress, along with a message stitched in blue.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Designs are unique, handles are stitched cleanly, hardware is discreet and everything is proudly made in the Philippines.
—Ching Dee, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
When Chicago celebrates, mourns, rallies, or remembers, chances are something stitched in South Chicago is part of the frame.
—Tom Barnas, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
When stitched into a vest, the fabric generated higher voltages during outdoor activity, as sweat supplemented ambient humidity.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stitched
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The travelogue portion of Walking the Bypass is sutured, sometimes maladroitly, to a history of the Crown’s abuses of Indigenous peoples.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The story of the horse began when a worker sewed its mouth on the wrong way, said Zhang Huoqing, owner of the Happy Sister shop in Yiwu, a wholesale hub in central Zhejiang province.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
4 Feb. 2026
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Volf sewed the bundles in and used the Got2B Glued Blasting Freeze Spray to lay the closure down to my hairline.—
Jesa Marie Calaor,
Allure,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Then, a single-lane restriction will be implemented until the jersey barrier is repaired.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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And despite the concerns, Delgado believes many instruments damaged in the cold can be repaired.—
Margaret Littman,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Stitched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stitched. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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