as in sewing
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as in stitching
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches
in the old days, holes in socks had to be darned by hand
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Noun
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On a recent weekend, the group's sewing workshop saw high demand.—
Alexa Liacko,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Those close to the royal say Kate wanted to highlight how sewing and quilting bring people together.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Generic Large Nylon Tote Bag The first bag on this list is nearly indistinguishable from the iconic Le Pliage, from the gold hardware, to the canvas fabric, down to the contrast stitching on the handles.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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Together, these neurons act like tiny pins on a mental map, marking meaningful locations and stitching them into an internal representation of space.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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For fall, she’s expanded even further with leather, introducing pieces in suede as well as a new knitting technique that weaves eyelash yarns into fringe.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Now, red yarn is sold out in knitting shops across Minneapolis, Neary said.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
Noun
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Frustration during repair jobs often comes from not having the right tool or bit size at hand, or from the tool’s battery suddenly dying mid-task.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
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The $4 million project is funded with the library’s existing capital reserves, set aside for building repairs, maintenance, and improvements, said John Kokoris, the library’s marketing & outreach manager.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Those workers will focus on repairing broken lights, hardening lights to prevent copper wire theft and clearing the backlog of deferred cases.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Merz appealed to Trump that repairing ties with Europe is the strongest defense against an advancing Chinese military.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Family ties may need some mending, and once they’ve been handled, those bonds could be immensely helpful.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Visitors can try their hand at skills such as block printing, moss wall art, and Japanese sashiko mending.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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Despite parents’ pleas to the group leading the initiative, the special committee on Tuesday did not sign off on any plan to entirely avoid closing campuses.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Saks Global, in its initial round of luxury store closings in bankruptcy, said on Tuesday that eight Saks Fifth Avenue’s stores would also go dark around April.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Darning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darning. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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