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as in juxtaposition
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as in attachment
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Recent Examples of abutment
In Turkey, the same procedure, including the implant, abutment, and crown, costs $450–$900.
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025
Workers have also nearly finished the approach ramp and abutment connecting the bridge deck to the ground.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
According to the autopsy report obtained by Dateline from the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, McNeal’s tractor veered from the road, colliding with an overpass abutment, and then caught fire.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
The driver lost control after striking the car, struck the bridge abutment on the right shoulder, crossed all lanes of traffic and struck the median wall, according to MSP.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 28 June 2025
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025
Workers have also nearly finished the approach ramp and abutment connecting the bridge deck to the ground.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
According to the autopsy report obtained by Dateline from the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, McNeal’s tractor veered from the road, colliding with an overpass abutment, and then caught fire.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
The driver lost control after striking the car, struck the bridge abutment on the right shoulder, crossed all lanes of traffic and struck the median wall, according to MSP.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abutment
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But that tour was such a juxtaposition from the house parties.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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And perhaps no decor piece emphasizes this juxtaposition more than the custom tapestry that hangs on the wall behind the stairs.—
Juliet Izon,
Architectural Digest,
13 May 2026
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Rusak argued that runoffs favor Paxton because base voters with the strongest attachment to candidates turn out at higher rates, while casual primary voters often skip the second round.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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And once that attachment is there, everything that happens later becomes much more powerful.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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With two Canadian host cities and a home crowd to play to, that absence is conspicuous in a roster otherwise built around proximity to the action.—
Maureen Kerr,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Another consideration for those monitoring at home is proximity to medical care.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
15 May 2026
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His philosophy revolved around the interconnection of all living things and the idea that no species should be discounted.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Construction firms, gas pipelines, permitting, and grid interconnection are bigger challenges than production capacity.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
8 May 2026
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The project aims to validate the underlying technology for a future mission that could someday take a neutrino detector to the vicinity of the sun.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
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In one particularly harrowing example, the report details three separate incidents of rape at the site of the Nova Music Festival near the Gaza perimeter, citing a survivor who was hiding in the immediate vicinity of the attack.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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He was born with single suture sagittal craniosynostosis — a condition in which skull bones fuse too early in infancy, potentially causing problems with brain growth — and had six major surgeries by age 10.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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It is advised that sutures be removed within fourteen days.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Baltimore Police Department Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Jones said the shooting took place at the intersection of Wilkens and South Caton avenues.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Multiple intersections will be expanded and enhanced, chief among them being the one at Naperville Road and Diehl Road, which is to be widened and resurfaced, Travia said.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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This simple explanation may be the most precise articulation yet of why Wall Street — despite spending billions deploying AI across trading, compliance, and back-office operations — remains deeply reluctant to hand autonomous agents the keys to anything that actually matters.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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Yet rather than offering a clear articulation of Beijing’s ambitions, many participants framed their answers in the opposite—insisting that what China does not want is to become a superpower in the image of the United States.—
Yu Jie,
Time,
13 May 2026
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“Abutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abutment. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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