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Recent Examples of suture
Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Two arms tipped with multiple tools can perforate gastric ulcers, cauterize and suture wounds, or perform emergency appendectomies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2014
Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
And when Jay Rubin translated The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1995), roughly 25,000 words were left on the cutting-room floor, while hefty structural changes were required to suture the remaining text together.
—Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Verb
That permits the tendon to heal, as opposed to normal Achilles tendon repairs, where a surgeon makes an open incision, weaves sutures through it, and may anchor it into the bone.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Two arms tipped with multiple tools can perforate gastric ulcers, cauterize and suture wounds, or perform emergency appendectomies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2014
Noun
Doctors still will need to practice sawing into bone and suturing muscles.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
And when Jay Rubin translated The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1995), roughly 25,000 words were left on the cutting-room floor, while hefty structural changes were required to suture the remaining text together.
—Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suture
Verb
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These incidents show a broader trend: Automation now stitches open-source components straight into production.—
Syed Ahmed,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Hand or whisk broom bristles are usually stitched into place.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Additionally, packaging defects such as weak seams or improper sealing can allow contamination or gas leaks that lead to uneven pressure.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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The exterior is clad in black standing seam metal siding, with pine wood accenting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Other locations are the Interstate 25 exit to Interstate 70; Interstate 225 over Smith Road; and the north abutment under the Buckley Road Bridge.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
4 July 2025
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The cars slid backward and would have dropped through the opening made by the raising to the abutment of the bridge if policemen had not attracted the attention of the bridge tender by firing their revolvers.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Four rust-resistant stainless steel attachments are included with the gadget to dice, chop, and spiralize onions, potatoes, squash, tomatoes, and more.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
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This mirrors attachment theory seen in human relationships.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Its effectiveness is judged not by its articulation but by its power to activate and motivate.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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The work was specifically composed for Flores in 2018, taking unabashed advantage of not just the trumpeter’s lyricism but his gatling-gun articulation, unflappable stamina and chameleon flexibility.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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“Suture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suture. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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