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Recent Examples of suture
Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
This project investigates the design and use of miniature passive differential mechanisms, such as pulleys and links, as implants to attach the muscles and tendons in place of the direct suture.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Mar. 2018
Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
For example, in the hand tendon-transfer surgery for high median-ulnar palsy, one muscle is sutured to all four finger flexor tendons.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Mar. 2018
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Verb
The weak spot is closed and strengthened with sutures (herniorrhaphy procedure) or synthetic mesh (hernioplasty procedure).23
Esophageal Myotomy
This procedure, also called Heller myotomy, treats achalasia, a motility disorder of the esophagus, caused by the lower esophageal sphincter.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
This project investigates the design and use of miniature passive differential mechanisms, such as pulleys and links, as implants to attach the muscles and tendons in place of the direct suture.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Mar. 2018
Noun
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
For example, in the hand tendon-transfer surgery for high median-ulnar palsy, one muscle is sutured to all four finger flexor tendons.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Mar. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suture
Verb
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Franklin Eugene’s legacy is not stitched only into suits and dresses.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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Simply stitching clips together or slapping on a watermark won't cut it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Designed with a V-neck, subtly cuffed sleeves, and textured horizontal seams, the dress can easily be dressed up with a jacket and flats or paired with a baseball cap and sandals for a more casual look.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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While the amount of roughness is important, the placement of seams and surface texture can also affect a ball’s reliability in the air.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
25 July 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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Sources now say that Stallone has been alerted to Centineo’s attachment.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
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His attachment to the crumbling house and broken woodland deepened.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Even small acts of emotional articulation, like calmly expressing frustration, can biologically reduce stress and help people respond with more clarity.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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In fact, his improvisatory, playful articulation of postmodernism could itself be considered an ad hoc exercise, applied in the arena of symbolic language rather than that of practical assembly.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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“Suture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suture. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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