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
Its patchwork patterns are reminiscent of antique quilts with plenty of Southern charm, and they’re printed and stitched in sections along the length of the quilt.
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Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
Where the most hopelessly corny sayings are painstakingly stitched into the equivalent of cloth graph paper by women who believe in the sayings and give the plaques to people who do not believe in the sayings.
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Padgett Powell,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
With the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, some have also used it to raise funds for people there or stitched designs to focus attention on Palestinian suffering in the enclave.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
Every pair of jeans carries the fingerprints of the people who grew the cotton, spun the yarn, wove the fabric, cut the patterns, and stitched the garment together.
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Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
On Friday, the very next day, Warriors rookies Yaxel Lendeborg and Lajae Jones held up their new jerseys, and a bright green IREN patch was already stitched across the left side of both garments.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
The fiber was stitched into the ground, 20 millimetres apart.
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Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
When the Stirtz family arrives at the Barclays Center in New York on draft night, Bennett will be wearing a custom blazer with four patches stitched onto the inside.
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Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
One of her Today colleagues even stitched the phrase onto a cushion for her.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
Where the most hopelessly corny sayings are painstakingly stitched into the equivalent of cloth graph paper by women who believe in the sayings and give the plaques to people who do not believe in the sayings.
—
Padgett Powell,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
With the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, some have also used it to raise funds for people there or stitched designs to focus attention on Palestinian suffering in the enclave.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Every pair of jeans carries the fingerprints of the people who grew the cotton, spun the yarn, wove the fabric, cut the patterns, and stitched the garment together.
—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
On Friday, the very next day, Warriors rookies Yaxel Lendeborg and Lajae Jones held up their new jerseys, and a bright green IREN patch was already stitched across the left side of both garments.
—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
The fiber was stitched into the ground, 20 millimetres apart.
—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
When the Stirtz family arrives at the Barclays Center in New York on draft night, Bennett will be wearing a custom blazer with four patches stitched onto the inside.
—
Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
One of her Today colleagues even stitched the phrase onto a cushion for her.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 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.
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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.
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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.
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Getting back on the bike Earlier this year, Humphreys traveled to California to meet the Edwards Lifesciences team members who hand-sewed his aortic valve.
Verb
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It was repaired and flew Trump during his 2024 campaign to retake the White House.
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But the front of the building remains hidden by curtains while the marble wall is repaired.
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“Stitched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stitched. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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