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Recent Examples of suture
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Within six weeks, not even klieg lights show a hint of suturing.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 23 July 2024
Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2024
Thompson was arrested on July 18 and remains free on bond pending suture court appearances.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2024
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Verb
That’s because a repair involves suturing the tear.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Within six weeks, not even klieg lights show a hint of suturing.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 23 July 2024
Noun
Multiple people required medical attention and sutures after a pair of bald eagles attacked them on the docks of St. Herman Bay on Kodiak Island, Alaska, during the second week of July.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2024
Thompson was arrested on July 18 and remains free on bond pending suture court appearances.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suture
Verb
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All that insulation is packed into baffles, which are woven instead of stitched into the jacket’s main fabric.Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement His influence is so strong, it is literally stitched across fans’ backs.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Watch on Deadline Set over seven hallucinatory days, Harvest tells the story of a rural village community with no name, in an undefined time and place, that begins to break at the seams after the arrival of four strangers.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Because no fill exists at the seams, and down fill peaks at the center of the squares, heat distribution is uneven.Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
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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
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Emergency repairs to the abutment of the Ocean City Expressway bridge were completed at 1 a.m. Thursday morning after a sinkhole on westbound Route 90 caused one-way traffic for about six hours on the evening of a peak summer travel day.Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
Noun
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And if its tackling flyaways, there’s an attachment for that too.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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Dreame’s dryer is lightweight and folds, but has the power of a standard hair dryer, and comes with attachments to transform it into a curling iron or smoother for straight hair.TIME Staff, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Since loads change mostly in the vehicle’s cargo area, this also facilitates strong payload and towing capacities, will make lifting the vehicle easy, and enhances articulation over off-road obstacles.Wes Siler, Outside Online, 24 Oct. 2024
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Highly posable, with 13 points of articulation, stylish two-toned rooted hair, and a fully poseable body with bendable joints—neck, shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles—each doll comes complete with two mix-and-match outfits for hours of styling and play.Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Suture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suture. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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