abutment

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Recent Examples of abutment In Turkey, the same procedure, including the implant, abutment, and crown, costs $450–$900. 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 See All Example Sentences for abutment
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Noun
  • Dickerson noted the juxtaposition of Cup champions who can’t stand Hocevar (who has feuded with Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney) with the fans who love him.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • But dressing it can be anything but straight-forward, offering an exercise in both intention and restraint to achieve that just-right juxtaposition.
    Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • These are not sentimental attachments.
    Pat Ryan, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • His answer was rooted in firsthand experience — Tomlin spent 12 months around Rodgers and came away convinced the veteran quarterback’s attachment to football extends far beyond game day.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Or maybe proximity to the beach, whether its Nobadeer or Madaket, is your priority.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Its proximity to the Downtown Manhattan Helipad—a 30 second ride in the Aston Martin—is fortuitous, since the typical Casa Cipriani guest is likely catching a 15-minute helicopter ride to JFK, or, if flying private, to Newark or Teterboro.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That process involves regulatory filings, environmental reviews, interconnection studies, supply-chain constraints, and public scrutiny, all of which add time.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
  • At the end of 2024, more than 10,000 generation projects were waiting for grid interconnection.
    Big Think, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The expedition became the first spaceflight to send humans near the vicinity of the moon in more than 50 years, with the crew traveling farther from Earth than any humans before them while seeing unprecedented views of the moon.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Homes in the vicinity have been evacuated and members of the public are advised to avoid the area, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said on Sunday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The suture in Elliott’s leg had torn, which meant nothing was protecting his femur from piercing through his skin.
    Jacob Louraine, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
  • However, the deep sutures that surgeons place can take eight to 12 weeks or more to fully dissolve.
    Jolene Edgar, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • At the intersection where she was killed, mourners set up a memorial at the base of a tree.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Two cars collided in a T-bone crash at a north Centennial intersection late Wednesday night, killing a woman, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Ashley’s fear of abandonment has developed throughout the season; Austin’s articulation only puts a fine point on it, instead of deepening their relationship.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
  • If Kimbangu’s articulation of a homegrown theology of Black liberation appealed to many Congolese in violent colonial times, now his message resonates differently as Congo faces instability stemming from a violent rebellion in the east.
    Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026

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“Abutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abutment. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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