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Recent Examples of suture
William Jones, Ascend Agency, 5 Jan. 2026
The future will not suture, power will not close this wound.
—Literary Hub, 2 Dec. 2025
Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
The group would have two minutes to make a small incision in the animal, set the tracker and suture the wound closed.
—Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Beyond urology, robotic platforms play a role in general surgery, including colorectal procedures, bariatric operations, and select kidney transplants, where precise suturing and controlled movement are particularly important.
—William Jones, Ascend Agency, 5 Jan. 2026
The future will not suture, power will not close this wound.
—Literary Hub, 2 Dec. 2025
Noun
My top-surgery scars are tattooed over, the suture marks no longer visible.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
The group would have two minutes to make a small incision in the animal, set the tracker and suture the wound closed.
—Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suture
Verb
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The da Vinci system’s ability to delicately peel and stitch fruit skin illustrated the fine motor control available to surgeons working on human tissue through minimally invasive incisions.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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For the ensemble as a whole, Jewson said the goal was always for the team dynamic to feel genuinely earned — starting the film fractured and stitching itself together through shared survival.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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My rental car was mired in mud, the antenna was bent in half, and bits of straw were embedded in every single seam of the car’s body.—
Perry Samson,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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The ex-Alabama star can beat defenders in foot races up the seam or along the boundary.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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An autopsy report on the driver of a gasoline tanker truck that smashed into a light rail abutment along Yale Avenue in Denver on Thanksgiving shows the driver had alcohol and methamphetamine in his system.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The substructure, or the portion that supports the deck where piers and abutments are located, is also in fair condition.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Her attachment is to what is absent, not present; what is male rather than female; what is dead rather than alive.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Bigster also comes with up to six of Dacia's YouClip attachment points spread around the cabin.—
C.C. Weiss
March 24,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There’s a quick-disconnect sway bar underneath for better articulation, but Jeep didn’t go nuts with the hardware.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
26 Mar. 2026
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This quiet, nuanced articulation of nonbinary experience is one of the book’s many strengths.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Suture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suture. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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