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Recent Examples of suture
Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
On occasion, doctors might even inject botulinum toxin after suturing if incisions are in areas of especially high tension (on the face, sternum, or near joints), Dr. Gould tells me.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 8 Sep. 2025
Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
In contrast, the company's analysis showed that only 54% of patients who receive nerve repair treatment using sutures achieve highly meaningful recovery after surgery – which means the rest could face issues with sensation and motor function in those digits.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The travelogue portion of Walking the Bypass is sutured, sometimes maladroitly, to a history of the Crown’s abuses of Indigenous peoples.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
On occasion, doctors might even inject botulinum toxin after suturing if incisions are in areas of especially high tension (on the face, sternum, or near joints), Dr. Gould tells me.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
The group would have two minutes to make a small incision in the animal, set the tracker and suture the wound closed.
—Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
In contrast, the company's analysis showed that only 54% of patients who receive nerve repair treatment using sutures achieve highly meaningful recovery after surgery – which means the rest could face issues with sensation and motor function in those digits.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suture
Verb
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Second, there are smaller, figurative works, in which the figures are glued onto the surface instead of stitched.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Sézane’s is made from sage green corduroy velvet, while Toast’s version is hand-stitched by artisans in West Bengal with a pretty sunflower print.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The barrel-leg silhouette gives them a directional, fashion-forward shape, while trouser-style pockets and knee seam detailing elevate the look.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Hudson turned heads at the The Beverly Hilton red carpet in her off-the-shoulder Erdem silk gown, which hugged her body through the knee and featured an unexpected distressed accent with a raw seam on her neckline and visible stitching on the frayed hem.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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An autopsy report on the driver of a gasoline tanker truck that smashed into a light rail abutment along Yale Avenue in Denver on Thanksgiving shows the driver had alcohol and methamphetamine in his system.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The substructure, or the portion that supports the deck where piers and abutments are located, is also in fair condition.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Many people have a profound attachment to suffering and staying in unhappy relationships and so a lot of my work is trying to figure out why.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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Strong antivirus software can block phishing pages, scan attachments and warn you about dangerous links before damage happens.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As with aftermarket switchable sway bar systems, drivers can lock the sway bars in place for better handling and stability at speed and unlock them completely for maximum articulation during bumpy rock crawls.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Feb. 2026
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The standards emphasize objectivity, independence from political influence, and rigorous articulation of uncertainty.—
Brian O'Neill,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Suture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suture. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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