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
In a video posted by TikTok user @livingmyloylife, which was later stitched by the official Carnival Cruise account, an orange rescue boat is seen bobbing through choppy waters to meet the sailboat.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Initials, stitched small and neat in red or blue, kept the peace.
—Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
And who wouldn’t want to see their baby’s name stitched on a blanket with an adorable giraffe, lion, hippo, or unicorn?
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
McClanahan will honor his father, James, who passed away in January, with his JWM initials stitched into his glove.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Textiles were everywhere at Frieze Los Angeles—spilling across walls, stitched into sculpture, and, in one case, reimagined as a vintage carpet bazaar tucked inside a standard-issue gallery booth at the Santa Monica Airport, the fair’s cavernous venue.
—Lauren Mechling, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
The architecture of the wig cap and the wefts stitched within are, however, notably more structured and fortified than the 3-star series, with tighter spacing and more deliberate stitching patterns.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
Labels are appliquéd over pockets and stitched across garments like archival stickers.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
In the operating room, her surgeon made a long incision down her abdomen, cut out the fist-size pouch of her stomach, and stitched her esophagus to her small intestine.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Initials, stitched small and neat in red or blue, kept the peace.
—Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
And who wouldn’t want to see their baby’s name stitched on a blanket with an adorable giraffe, lion, hippo, or unicorn?
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
McClanahan will honor his father, James, who passed away in January, with his JWM initials stitched into his glove.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Textiles were everywhere at Frieze Los Angeles—spilling across walls, stitched into sculpture, and, in one case, reimagined as a vintage carpet bazaar tucked inside a standard-issue gallery booth at the Santa Monica Airport, the fair’s cavernous venue.
—Lauren Mechling, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
The architecture of the wig cap and the wefts stitched within are, however, notably more structured and fortified than the 3-star series, with tighter spacing and more deliberate stitching patterns.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
Labels are appliquéd over pockets and stitched across garments like archival stickers.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
In the operating room, her surgeon made a long incision down her abdomen, cut out the fist-size pouch of her stomach, and stitched her esophagus to her small intestine.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stitched
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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 nerves can be sutured back together to minimize pain, Bank said, but most breast surgeons haven’t been trained to do this.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Brown’s granddaughter Bea Keesey sewed the Harper’s Ferry square on the quilt.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Granville’s exploits included skiing over the Carpathian mountains during the war to deliver microfilms with cyanide sewed into her skirts and a hunting knife tucked into her trousers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Roads still need to be repaired.—
Denise Horland,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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In 2012, the first medication was approved, which repaired the protein mutation for about 5% of CF patients.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Stitched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stitched. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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