stitched

past tense of stitch
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 While Anthropic looks to be overtaking OpenAI at the moment, OpenAI is still solidly stitched into the fabric of the AI buildout, and analysts don’t think the company is going anywhere. Tobias Burns, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 Concentric circles are stitched onto each side of the collar, and both the tongue and underside of the netting appear to be rendered in a reflective 3M material. Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026 It’s made for high-traffic areas like the living room or dining room, with a durable low pile and densely stitched edges that withstand everyday foot traffic. Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 Her sari—royal-purple silk stitched with miniature golden birds—hung straight down without any visible deviation in service to hips or buttocks. Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 The greatest story ever stitched is back on English soil for the first time in nearly a millennium. Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The two-in-one piece features a gorgeous Mongolian cashmere sweater stitched onto a long-sleeve, button-down shirt—and the effect is both intentionally put-together and delightfully unfussy. Tanya Sharma, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026 The work would have been slow going and highly readable—white wool on green backing, red thread stitched to white, yellow on red, mauve on pink, blue on purple, pink on black. Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026 There are some sad ironies stitched into the plot, and an upsetting late twist, though the show doesn’t wallow in it. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
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Verb
  • 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
  • The surgeon sutured the wounds but knew the arm would have to be amputated.
    Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Sweetgrass baskets are sewed with Low Country sweetgrass, bulrush, pine needles, and palmetto fronds.
    jeanne malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
  • Leather Fringe Long before America was colonized, Indigenous tribes like the Lakota and Shoshone in the Great Plains region sewed deerskin fringe trim on their garments.
    Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026
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  • Ships and aircraft accumulate wear that must be repaired in the yard.
    Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • His main brush with emergency response appears to have been the department’s response to Hurricane Ian, where employees rebuilt a bridge to Pine Island in just three days and repaired massive cracks in the Sanibel Causeway in just 15 days.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Stitched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stitched. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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