as in stitches
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches
the doctor cleaned, sutured, and bandaged the wound
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French seams, which both require more materials and require more construction time than other finishing options; the seam allowance is long enough to allow the raw edge to be folded back and hidden away with tiny, invisible stitches.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Get Gemini To Read Gmail Attachments Google is gradually adding more Gemini AI features to Gmail inboxes, and one of the best of these is the ability to let the AI read and summarize email attachments.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Broader concerns have also surfaced that even adult users are building unhealthy emotional attachments to AI chatbots, in part because the tools are often designed to be agreeable and supportive.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Sutures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sutures. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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