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Recent Examples of suture
Ari Koeppel, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
The popemobile will be staffed with a physician and a nurse and equipped with medical instruments to offer children basic care, including rapid tests for infections, suture kits and syringes, according to Anton Asfar, the secretary general of Caritas Jerusalem.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 4 May 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2025
Activities include practicing suturing techniques (on a banana), listening to the heartbeat of a mini horse, viewing bacteria under a microscope, drawing blood and learning vaccination techniques.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Verb
For example, Mars mission technology has led to better sutures for heart surgery and cars that can drive themselves.
—Ari Koeppel, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
The popemobile will be staffed with a physician and a nurse and equipped with medical instruments to offer children basic care, including rapid tests for infections, suture kits and syringes, according to Anton Asfar, the secretary general of Caritas Jerusalem.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 4 May 2025
Noun
The first version of STAR sutured a piece of small intestine pulled up through an incision.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2025
Activities include practicing suturing techniques (on a banana), listening to the heartbeat of a mini horse, viewing bacteria under a microscope, drawing blood and learning vaccination techniques.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suture
Verb
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Blanket-stitch around the edges.—
Savanna Bous,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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Roughly 100 million people, especially women in the Global South, stitch garments, and only a tiny fraction of them are paid a living wage.—
The Editors,
Scientific American,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Solange Knowles, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s sister, wore a pair of baggy, extra wide-leg, low-rise denim with seam detailing and a Luar belt, along with a sleeveless top revealing the artist’s midriff.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The place where an elite tight end, streaking up the seam, should absolutely carve defenses up.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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In Turkey, for instance, the cost for a single dental implant, including the abutment (the connector piece) and the final crown, can range from $850 to $1,200.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
Noun
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The set includes the base and blade attachment plus three cups, lip rings, resealable lids, a to-go lid, and recipe card.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Research in attachment theory tells us that people with anxious attachment tendencies often monitor signs of availability and care in their partners.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Don’t over-rely on focus groups (articulation can be limited) or on surveys (false precision).—
Stephen Wunker,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Owyhee County Coroner Aaron Tines said the human skeleton had hardware connecting the bones in the correct anatomical positions, in a process known as skeletal articulation.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Suture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suture. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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