as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
had to drop out of the race when the stitch in his side became too painful
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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
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Mar. 2026
Then, Boston Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu didn’t miss a stitch of McLean’s middle-away fastball in the top of the fifth, ripping it over the center field wall.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The da Vinci system’s ability to delicately peel and stitch fruit skin illustrated the fine motor control available to surgeons working on human tissue through minimally invasive incisions.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Crafted from a blend of cotton, polyester, and spandex, the jeans combine comfort with structure, while signature details—like Devil-Dog’s side cording stitch and bandana pocketing—add a distinctive finishing touch.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Mar. 2026
Then, Boston Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu didn’t miss a stitch of McLean’s middle-away fastball in the top of the fifth, ripping it over the center field wall.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
The jersey featured the old teal uniforms with the original Florida Marlins logo stitched in.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The da Vinci system’s ability to delicately peel and stitch fruit skin illustrated the fine motor control available to surgeons working on human tissue through minimally invasive incisions.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stitch
Noun
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And that dawg had a tummy ache.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The bumps and bruises, aches, pain and fatigue that comes with air travel and sleeping in hotels and the unrelenting schedule takes its toll.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The issue was surrounding his leg amputation surgery, a procedure that involves stretching the muscles and suturing them to provide the bone with padding.—
Jacob Louraine,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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The surgeon sutured the wounds but knew the arm would have to be amputated.—
Sarah El Deeb,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Bank, a New York surgeon who founded a clinic focused on post-mastectomy pain, said the pain is believed to be triggered by nerves that are severed during surgery and then left that way.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Falter said there was some lingering pain on Wednesday.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And furniture being cut from pine, molded, sewed, finished.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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That leads to longer build times as those complicated parts are sewn together with assemblages of other, smaller parts, before being shipped across the ocean, and eventually trucked to the final construction site.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
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At a recent sleepover, my 15-year-old son and his 14-year-old friend Charlie, driven by a pang of nostalgia, chose to watch the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics on YouTube.—
Luba Kassova,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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What Brooks proffers is not the philosophy these queries require but a kind of pharmacology—a pill designed to alleviate every last pang.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Then came the unexpected season-long absence of captain Aleksander Barkov, who needed surgery to repair the ACL and MCL in his right knee after an injury less than an hour into his first practice of training camp.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Nathan Swain repairs a ford just west of the settlement that was washed away during a recent rainstorm.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The spicy versions deliver a swift punch and a lingering tingle on the tongue.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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And second, there’s the audience’s uncomfortable tingle of recognition watching Vladimir Putin’s tightening stranglehold on the Russian press.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But Paddack won’t let the sting linger.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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But Myers came with three years of team control, helping to ease the sting of the Mets trading top prospects Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat to Milwaukee.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Stitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stitch. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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