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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 stitching
Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 20 June 2026
Each corner features heavy-duty stitching and includes a stainless steel D-ring.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Some scale the scaffolding stitching together the street and its buildings.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
Tears formed along the stitching, Katie Lyon said.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 14 June 2026
The biggest move was FIFA creating shallow-stitching technology, enabling grass pitches no matter the existing surface.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Featuring subtle stitching and available in rich colors, this relaxed swing top is an elevated closet staple that will see you through your vacation itinerary thanks to its versatile mix-and-match styling possibilities.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
There’s also some great stitching with stunt performers and CG to give those people their due, but 95 percent-plus of the movie’s stunts are Austin.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
White stitching across the front adds a little splash of brightness.
—Lauren Finney Harden, InStyle, 11 June 2026
Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 June 2026
The injuries required the man to get stitching for his nose, according to police.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 18 June 2026
The task was then to make the shirts look official, so a few members of the team’s staff stayed up all night before the game stitching on numbers, the Argentina crest and the Le Coq Sportif logo.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 17 June 2026
And then digitally stitching them together.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
The latter half of the season started stitching some of these subplots together, at least in a literal sense.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 1 June 2026
The agentic era will not be won by stitching another agent onto every existing tool.
—Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
An Oregon family alleged in a $100 million lawsuit that their 18-year-old son died from an infection after doctors at a Corvallis hospital did not remove pine needles and debris from his wound before stitching it up.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Cutting off a guy’s finger and stitching a tiny bomb into someone’s chest is essentially the same as remembering how to put together a gun or outrunning a horde of bad guys.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
In the Thirsk brogue, wingtip detailing is created exclusively through stitching and perforation, rather than cuts in the leather, giving the shoe a particularly refined precision.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 20 June 2026
Each corner features heavy-duty stitching and includes a stainless steel D-ring.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Some scale the scaffolding stitching together the street and its buildings.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
Tears formed along the stitching, Katie Lyon said.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 14 June 2026
The biggest move was FIFA creating shallow-stitching technology, enabling grass pitches no matter the existing surface.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Featuring subtle stitching and available in rich colors, this relaxed swing top is an elevated closet staple that will see you through your vacation itinerary thanks to its versatile mix-and-match styling possibilities.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
There’s also some great stitching with stunt performers and CG to give those people their due, but 95 percent-plus of the movie’s stunts are Austin.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
White stitching across the front adds a little splash of brightness.
—Lauren Finney Harden, InStyle, 11 June 2026
Verb
But the user is still left stitching the pieces together.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 June 2026
The injuries required the man to get stitching for his nose, according to police.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 18 June 2026
The task was then to make the shirts look official, so a few members of the team’s staff stayed up all night before the game stitching on numbers, the Argentina crest and the Le Coq Sportif logo.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 17 June 2026
And then digitally stitching them together.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
The latter half of the season started stitching some of these subplots together, at least in a literal sense.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 1 June 2026
The agentic era will not be won by stitching another agent onto every existing tool.
—Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
An Oregon family alleged in a $100 million lawsuit that their 18-year-old son died from an infection after doctors at a Corvallis hospital did not remove pine needles and debris from his wound before stitching it up.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Cutting off a guy’s finger and stitching a tiny bomb into someone’s chest is essentially the same as remembering how to put together a gun or outrunning a horde of bad guys.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stitching
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The platform first launched earlier this year with OceanSafe’s naNea biodegradable polyester, a lower impact alternative to the conventional polyester popularly used in sewing thread and elastics.—
Sarah Jones,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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And the waterproof Tagbuddy Personalized Name Labels go on things like backpacks and clothes—without any ironing or sewing.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2026
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The company says the system would be able to perform hemorrhage control, wound repair, chest decompression, shrapnel extraction, and field suturing, stabilizing the patient until evacuation can be carried out.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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The issue was surrounding his leg amputation surgery, a procedure that involves stretching the muscles and suturing them to provide the bone with padding.—
Jacob Louraine,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Members of the Yarnicorns knitting and crochet group worked yarn through hooks and needles.—
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
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Bogost lavishes praise on hobbies (fly-fishing), crafts (knitting), and trades (woodworking) as ways to dwell in sensory experience.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
Verb
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The funding was also used to improve transportation access by adding bikeways, repairing sidewalks and upgrading transit signal priority infrastructure.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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The Lowelifes Respectable Citizens’ Club, a trail maintenance crew, is repairing it and hopes to have it online soon.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The government's lawyers wrote that the center is still planning to carry out capital repairs on the building.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Niacinamide brightens and evens tone, while adenosine supports skin repair and barrier health.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
19 June 2026
Noun
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By giving players an opportunity to simulate a positive parental bond, the game may also provide important psychological healing for some players, Lewis says.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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Reviewers frequently mention organized first-day-after-surgery instructions and consistent communication during the early healing phase.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Noun
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In a major win for reuse, at the end of 2024 the Food and Drug Administration issued new guidance giving health departments, businesses, individuals and reuse service providers a clear path to switch to reusable containers for hot and cold food and beverages regardless of who does the filling.—
Kelley Dennings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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Unlike the baked version many McDonald's fans have become familiar with over the years, the original recipe is known for its golden, crunchy exterior and warm cinnamon apple filling.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Community partners currently leasing space in the facility also will operate as usual until the closing date, the YMCA said.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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First, Dad’s damp basement office, then, the sound of Dad’s voice reciting the opening and closing stanzas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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“Stitching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stitching. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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