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Recent Examples of suture
Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
The two key advances were use of surgical microscopy and development of monofilament suture capable of stitching incredibly tiny blood vessels.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 May 2025
The first version of STAR sutured a piece of small intestine pulled up through an incision.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2025
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Verb
The 18th Street thugs then attacked a second victim with large wooden planks, causing lacerations that required sutures.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
The two key advances were use of surgical microscopy and development of monofilament suture capable of stitching incredibly tiny blood vessels.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Noun
The story is so bold, the actors deliver top notch performances, and the director sutures you to the screen.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 May 2025
The first version of STAR sutured a piece of small intestine pulled up through an incision.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suture
Verb
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Named after his grandparents, the brand is an act of preservation—an archive stitched with memory, Southern pride, and a reverence for the people who raised him in Texas.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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If medieval tapestries stitched dynastic history, Riley is recording her own.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Journee Collection Romer Booties These ankle booties combine an almond toe and center seam detail for a sleek, modern shape.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Khalil Shakir is running up the seam, taking the cornerback with him and grabbing the attention of the deep middle safety.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to the autopsy report obtained by Dateline from the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, McNeal’s tractor veered from the road, colliding with an overpass abutment, and then caught fire.—
Sarah Dahlberg,
NBC news,
17 Sep. 2025
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On the evening of Wednesday, July 23, the couple was on a 35-foot boat on the Niagara River when witnesses saw the vessel crash into a concrete abutment at around 9:38 p.m. local time, according to authorities.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
28 July 2025
Noun
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The point isn’t that single people should flee from any whiff of insecure attachment.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
27 Sep. 2025
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The bowl diffuser features aluminum plates that heat up to expedite dry time, and the comb attachment helps detangle without flattening out ringlets.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Off-road, the shorter wheelbase of the Grenadier can occasionally feel awkward, lifting tires into the air excessively despite the solid axle’s articulation.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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An international bestseller later turned into a film by Mira Nair, the book owed its success, in part, to its blunt articulation of the fear and loathing provoked by the American Empire even among many of its eager janissaries.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Suture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suture. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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