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Recent Examples of suture
Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Treatment typically starts with clipping the fur around the injury, cleaning the area and, if needed, suturing the skin.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
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
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Verb
The surgeon sutured the wounds but knew the arm would have to be amputated.
—Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Treatment typically starts with clipping the fur around the injury, cleaning the area and, if needed, suturing the skin.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
My top-surgery scars are tattooed over, the suture marks no longer visible.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suture
Verb
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Cut and stitched in Arusha, 10 tents—including two family suites—form a horseshoe from the main area, each filled with wooden furnishings crafted by local carpenters.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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Ong knew both companies, and so knew how to stitch the two together.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The sweeper has accounted for only 14% of his pitches thrown this year, well behind his four-seam fastball and splitter usage.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Per Statcast, Ragans relied heavily on his four-seam fastball.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 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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These are not sentimental attachments.—
Pat Ryan,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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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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“Suture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suture. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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