as in pains
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 sutures
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 stitches
Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
The gradual acceleration built over days and stitches.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Jackeline Madrid suffered a fracture and required stitches.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Her stitches stretched and snapped.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Nick Offerman had the DGA Theater in stitches during Deadline’s Contenders TV panel for Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles.
—Amanda Champagne-Meadows, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
Clayton Peavey, 31, used a concrete brick to attack a Chick-fil-A employee in March, leaving her with several gashes on her head and requiring stitches.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Robert Cheevers’ father, Gerry Cheevers, was a goalie for the Boston Bruins beginning in the 1965-1966 season and was known for his league-leading performances and his practice of marking his mask with stitches to show where pucks had hit him.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The victim needed stitches for his injuries, police said.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Natalia Cano, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2026
Keem also released a trailer for the record, which stitches clips of him in the studio together with home videos and interviews with his family.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2026
Pragmatic, unflappable, and just a few ticks toward the warmer side of cynicism, her work is what stitches the show together.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
In Katong, Bebe Seet stitches one-millimeter glass beads onto slippers in a shophouse studio.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025
The system then stitches these submaps together into one coherent 3D model, allowing a robot to move quickly while maintaining spatial accuracy.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
In 2022, the couple was involved in a serious car accident that required Hayley to get four stitches on her forehead.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
The gradual acceleration built over days and stitches.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Jackeline Madrid suffered a fracture and required stitches.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Her stitches stretched and snapped.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Nick Offerman had the DGA Theater in stitches during Deadline’s Contenders TV panel for Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles.
—Amanda Champagne-Meadows, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
Clayton Peavey, 31, used a concrete brick to attack a Chick-fil-A employee in March, leaving her with several gashes on her head and requiring stitches.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Robert Cheevers’ father, Gerry Cheevers, was a goalie for the Boston Bruins beginning in the 1965-1966 season and was known for his league-leading performances and his practice of marking his mask with stitches to show where pucks had hit him.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The victim needed stitches for his injuries, police said.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
The video stitches past and present with archival clips, studio cuts, and a handshake that seals this intergenerational torch-passing moment.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2026
Keem also released a trailer for the record, which stitches clips of him in the studio together with home videos and interviews with his family.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2026
Pragmatic, unflappable, and just a few ticks toward the warmer side of cynicism, her work is what stitches the show together.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
In Katong, Bebe Seet stitches one-millimeter glass beads onto slippers in a shophouse studio.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025
The system then stitches these submaps together into one coherent 3D model, allowing a robot to move quickly while maintaining spatial accuracy.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stitches
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Common symptoms people experience are headaches, muscle aches, serious fevers, coughing, chest pains, shortness of breath and nausea, according to Kaiser Permanente.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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The pains and pleasures of family life are top of mind for her.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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The man sought medical care twice — first with a fever, muscle aches, chills, headache and fatigue, then with vomiting and diarrhea.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Symptoms — which can include fever, chills and muscle aches — usually show between one and eight weeks after exposure.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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The inquiry usually starts by reviewing the CC&Rs to determine if the document answers the question regarding who maintains it and who repairs it — and the two responsibilities might not be placed on the same party.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Sleep is when the body repairs itself and the mind takes a brief vacation.—
Helen Dennis,
Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Researchers suggested that future studies should include people who actually experience tingles to better understand how ASMR might help with mental health and relaxation.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The book cover trend, imbued with nostalgia for childhood, promises fiction that grapples with the pangs of adulthood in an age of precarity.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota fans may have had some mild pangs over parting with Buium or Rossi, but a mid- to late-20s pick for arguably the best defenseman on the planet?—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Scorpions with long, slender claws need to hold onto a wrestling, fighting prey for longer to give the venom from their stings time to start working.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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Despite a severe allergy to bee stings, Sean cares for hives across New York City.—
John Calvelli,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Stitches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stitches. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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