as in sewing
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as in stitching
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches
the doctor cleaned, sutured, and bandaged the wound
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Recent Examples of suturing
Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
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
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
Researchers compared the performance of the autonomous bot and a human surgeon on the same suturing task and found that the bot's stitches were more uniform and made a tighter seal.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2016
Verb
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
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
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
Researchers compared the performance of the autonomous bot and a human surgeon on the same suturing task and found that the bot's stitches were more uniform and made a tighter seal.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suturing
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
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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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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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Positive Results Center empowers healing journeys, helping people of all ages discover their dreams and potential.—
Staff Photographer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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His healing powers were no match for this injury, though.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 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
Noun
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These caverns are considered suitable for hydrogen storage because of their tight sealing properties and structural stability.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Miami eventually fell to Indiana in the championship game, and Beck threw the game-sealing interception.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 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
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“Suturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suturing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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