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stitch

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verb

as in to suture
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches the doctor stitched the wound so adroitly that the scar was barely visible after the stitches were removed

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Recent Examples of stitch
Noun
Move other furniture, such as nightstands, farther away from the bed, since falling onto the corner of one could cause a laceration that sometimes requires stitches. Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2025 In what was arguably the funniest presentation for an honor tonight, Despicable Me star Steve Carell had the Fairmont Century Ballroom full of producers in stitches before Meledandri hit the mic, elbowing the room for being envious of Meledandri’s honor. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
Only in the sense that all art, in stitching the contours and distortions of experience, is identity art. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025 The spacecraft commemorated the milestone by snapping some photos, a number of which Firefly stitched into a dramatic, 27-second-long time-lapse video. Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stitch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stitch
Noun
  • Strep throat can cause symptoms like severe sore throat, sudden fever, and body aches.
    Sarah Hudgens, Health, 27 Feb. 2025
  • This ailment can lead to dizziness, muscle aches, paralysis, and, in some very serious cases, death.
    Mariette Williams, Essence, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Doctors still will need to practice sawing into bone and suturing muscles.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • And when Jay Rubin translated The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1995), roughly 25,000 words were left on the cutting-room floor, while hefty structural changes were required to suture the remaining text together.
    Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • From northern to southern border, how states will feel the pain Two examples of state economies dependent on a reciprocal trade relationship are the cross-border trades involving Maine and New Mexico.
    Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The poor guy is just so ready to put the pain of his childhood behind him and build a family where everyone eats dinner together at night, and no one ever feels alone.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • During the Vietnam War, anecdotal stories about American travelers sewing maple leaf patches onto their backpacks before heading abroad became a source of cross-border resentment, particularly given Canada’s strong opposition to the war.
    Ian Austen, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
  • In 2021, Fink's group successfully created the first fiber, sewn into a shirt, with the ability to digitally sense, store, and analyze a person's activity.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Nodding toward this Odyssean journey, Wang’s novel presents a familiar tale of war and homecoming, rife with correspondence, death, and pangs of yearning for a beloved back home.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Taken together, these individuals’ collective experiences force us to expand our understanding of the accomplishments and costs of the Civil War, and to weigh anew the pangs that accompanied the new birth of freedom.
    Robert Colby, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The film shows coach Senad repairing damage to the concrete, patching cracks and sweeping debris from the course – pinecones and pine needles from the surrounding trees that could prove a tremendous hazard for a sled zooming at a breakneck pace.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Right now a defensive stance is warranted until the bulls regain control and repair some of the technical damage.
    Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Feeling that glimpse, at my luckiest moments, as an electric tingle racing the length of my spine.
    Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Powered by pink clay and charcoal, Amika Reset Pink Charcoal Scalp Cleansing Oil gently absorbs impurities while soothing with a refreshing menthol tingle that takes wash day to luxurious new heights.
    Erin Parker, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The effects of a state championship At the end of a state championship game for any sport, there are two staples: The winner with tears of joy and the loser enduring the sting of defeat.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The woman was then taken to a local hospital where she was treated for the sting.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Stitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stitch. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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