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suturing

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verb

present participle of suture
as in stitching
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches the doctor cleaned, sutured, and bandaged the wound

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Recent Examples of suturing
Verb
The company says the system would be able to perform hemorrhage control, wound repair, chest decompression, shrapnel extraction, and field suturing, stabilizing the patient until evacuation can be carried out. Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026 The issue was surrounding his leg amputation surgery, a procedure that involves stretching the muscles and suturing them to provide the bone with padding. Jacob Louraine, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026 Treatment typically starts with clipping the fur around the injury, cleaning the area and, if needed, suturing the skin. Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026 Researchers compared the performance of the autonomous bot and a human surgeon on the same suturing task and found that the bot's stitches were more uniform and made a tighter seal. IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suturing
Noun
  • The 6 percent productivity gain, in particular, was a big finding, Gudwin said, especially because it was limited to the sewing line.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • During this time, Saar made extra money by designing and sewing costumes at her kitchen table.
    News Desk, Artforum, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • These colonial reenactors spend their free time stitching historically accurate uniforms and portraying Revolutionary War figures.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • The city was full of people doing the same thing, with hundreds of little factories stitching and pressing petals in the buildings above the button guys and the zipper guys and the thread guys.
    jeanne malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • The hotel also emphasizes a repair-don’t-replace ethos with building appliances, and uses refillable bottles for all of its toiletries.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Martha fell in love with the restoration process, and embraced home repair, design and gardening along the way.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Taiwan and its willing partners should also conduct exercises that specifically focus on preparing the island’s ports to operate under crisis conditions and to practice mitigating and repairing damage.
    Eugene Gholz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Given the cost and downtime of repairing the grounds year after year, some had hoped the festival would help pay for wastewater and flood management in and around upper and lower Hutchinson Field, where most big event action takes place.
    Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Venus enters Libra and your 12th House of Solitude, bringing healing, privacy, and quiet restoration.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In a February social media post on X, Huffines said the property has been renamed San Rafael Ranch after a saint associated with healing and that his family plans to operate a Christian retreat there.
    Savannah Peters, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • One of Reiter’s closing observations was that, in his view, nuclear power doesn’t belong on drones and airplanes.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The knockout finally arrived in the fourth, with France’s two-run single closing the book on the 25-year-old rookie.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Larger projects that can pay off over time Air sealing and attic insulation tend to offer the best ROI for energy savings.
    Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond sealing, keep vegetation at least 1 foot from the fence when possible, trim overhanging branches that create shade, and clear leaves and mulch from the base of the fence.
    Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026
Noun
  • Try pottery, woodworking, knitting, crochet, embroidery, quilting, jewelry making, or even floral arranging.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 July 2026
  • Finnish labels frequently work through atelier practices, limited releases and surplus materials, while traditional textile skills continue to influence designers experimenting with knitting, print and surface design.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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“Suturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suturing. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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