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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There, a couple dozen workers and volunteers worked all day filling, sewing, and shipping 1,000 sandbags an hour.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026 -
Kate Millar has a loyal following for her sewing classes.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The acquisition follows a familiar strategy for Griffin, who has made a habit of buying contiguous properties and stitching them together.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2026
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For the ensemble as a whole, Jewson said the goal was always for the team dynamic to feel genuinely earned — starting the film fractured and stitching itself together through shared survival.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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From the tangle in your computer cord to the mess your cat made of your knitting basket, knots are everywhere in daily life.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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Singer also pointed to the grounding power of hands-on activity — gardening, baking, knitting or simply taking a mindful walk.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The company says the system would be able to perform hemorrhage control, wound repair, chest decompression, shrapnel extraction, and field suturing, stabilizing the patient until evacuation can be carried out.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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Both will offer community booths, family-friendly programming and cultural activities, along with restrooms, free water refilling stations, basic bike repair and first aid, organizers said.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The buildings, visibly crumbling in the salty environment of San Francisco Bay, needed major repairs.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Crews are repairing and repaving 19th Avenue as part of a project stretching from Golden Gate Park to San Francisco State University.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The more people start repairing or modifying products themselves, the higher that risk becomes.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If a piece is salvageable and needs some mending or a powerful stain remover, set it aside and make a plan to attend to it.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
16 Apr. 2026
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While the company’s humble beginnings began as a simple mending solution, Vivolo believes the future of trims will be about integration between craftsmanship and technology.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Officers established a perimeter around the 300 block of Gibson Drive, closing roadways west of the scene near Trehowell and Castaic drives, along with several side streets, the Roseville Police Department said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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During closing arguments, Lynn Johnson, an attorney for Christine and Christopher Nolte, suggested the jury award $10 million for noneconomic damages and $5 million for economic damages.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Darning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darning. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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