as in seam
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Recent Examples of suture
Kayla Greaves, Essence, 26 Sep. 2024
That’s because a repair involves suturing the tear.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Bill Frist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Here, buzzed on boxed wine and lingering pain, Grace weaves an imaginary world for herself, one fueled by fractured memories bound by the sutures of song.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
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Verb
But how well that scar heals is largely based on your doctor’s suturing technique.
—Kayla Greaves, Essence, 26 Sep. 2024
That’s because a repair involves suturing the tear.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Noun
And every instrument—scalpel, suture, gown, drape, and glove—was often plastic.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Here, buzzed on boxed wine and lingering pain, Grace weaves an imaginary world for herself, one fueled by fractured memories bound by the sutures of song.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suture
Verb
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Russo, who has avoided serious injury and is set to return to play for Arsenal this month, is an out-and-out centre-forward, a grafter who uses her strength to take care of the ball and stitch play, but is also becoming a more ruthless penalty-box striker.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Soul Kemper style features an almond toe, stitched ribbing on the upper, a sporty, white sole, and elastic panels for a perfectly snug fit.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Her knit pullover featured a pinch seam detailing on the body and a coat with a raw hem.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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That LeBron James still found a seam and made a tough shot didn’t matter.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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So far, as Yon reports, there are only abutments, but soon there will be a span over water.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
6 Jan. 2025
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An abutment, or a connecting structure, is placed on top of or built into the implant to connect it to the replacement tooth (called a crown).—
Laura Schober,
Health,
1 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Danielle uses a handheld grater, but the grater attachment on a food processor makes quick work of grating a lot of carrots.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2025
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So there's this emotional attachment to those stories, which is still with me today.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Surgeon’s wrists are also limited by the degrees of articulation in human joints.—
Uma Raja,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2025
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In a recent articulation of this, Klein points out the general tenets of the abundance agenda without specifics on how to overcome regulation.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Suture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suture. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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