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Recent Examples of suture
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025
And while the importance of the visual outcome is obvious — achieving undetectable incisions via adept suturing — the aptitude of the practitioner’s craft determines the effect the patient didn’t think enough about in advance: loss, or not, of feeling.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
In contrast, the company's analysis showed that only 54% of patients who receive nerve repair treatment using sutures achieve highly meaningful recovery after surgery – which means the rest could face issues with sensation and motor function in those digits.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Trials showed issues with needle control and orientation during suturing, indicating that the haptic feedback mechanisms need improvement.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025
And while the importance of the visual outcome is obvious — achieving undetectable incisions via adept suturing — the aptitude of the practitioner’s craft determines the effect the patient didn’t think enough about in advance: loss, or not, of feeling.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Noun
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
In contrast, the company's analysis showed that only 54% of patients who receive nerve repair treatment using sutures achieve highly meaningful recovery after surgery – which means the rest could face issues with sensation and motor function in those digits.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suture
Verb
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Together, these neurons act like tiny pins on a mental map, marking meaningful locations and stitching them into an internal representation of space.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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British Vogue reported that Nicola's mother, model Claudia Heffner, added an evil eye talisman to her daughter's wedding dress, along with a message stitched in blue.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Wyatt Kaiser caught a clearing attempt by Eetu Luostarinen at the left point to keep the Blackhawks in the zone and took it to the top of the near circle before sending a cross-ice seam pass to Ilya Mikheyev.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Captured in a fine seam of polished gold, this soft pink quartz heart pendant is wearable year-round.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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It will be put in place after new abutments are built, USFS officials say.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Dec. 2025
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Thursday, less than 24 hours after a five-vehicle crash killed State Senator Faith Winter near Dry Creek, a tanker truck sped down the southbound off-ramp at Yale Avenue and crashed into an overpass abutment, killing the driver and spilling massive amounts of fuel.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
28 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Morton kosher salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment on medium-high speed until pale, fluffy, and nearly tripled in volume, 7–10 minutes (mixture will fall off whisk in an unbroken ribbon when lifted from the bowl).—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Look for threads with questions that haven’t been answered, attachments awaiting updates or decisions that require alignment.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the body, there’s a new articulation of the elbows and wrists that allows expressive hand gestures, such as hand flapping, which some autistic people may use to process their experiences or express themselves.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
12 Jan. 2026
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The toy features elbow and wrist articulation, which allows for stimming and other gestures.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Suture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suture. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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