suture 1 of 2

verb

Definition of suturenext
as in to stitch
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches the doctor cleaned, sutured, and bandaged the wound

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suture

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noun

as in seam

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Recent Examples of suture
Verb
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 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
Noun
Her studies included the impregnation of medical sutures with coatings to enhance their biochemical and structural function. — Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 25 Mar. 2026 He was born with single suture sagittal craniosynostosis — a condition in which skull bones fuse too early in infancy, potentially causing problems with brain growth — and had six major surgeries by age 10. — Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for suture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suture
  1. stitch
  2. seam
  3. abutment
  4. attachment
  5. articulation
Verb
  • Where the most hopelessly corny sayings are painstakingly stitched into the equivalent of cloth graph paper by women who believe in the sayings and give the plaques to people who do not believe in the sayings.
    — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • With the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, some have also used it to raise funds for people there or stitched designs to focus attention on Palestinian suffering in the enclave.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of stitch
Noun
  • The right-hander’s arsenal features a slider, four-seam fastball and cutter.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Then, two batters later, reliever Kyle Hurt threw a four-seam fastball down the middle of the plate, and Machado rocketed the pitch to the center field wall beyond the grasp of a leaping Pages.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of seam
Noun
  • Obviously our bridge; The abutment is gone.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • The city declared a state of emergency and has since started repair work; last week, workers began moving 150 large boulders on either side of the pier’s abutment to stabilize it, said Pacifica City Manager Sean Charpentier.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Definition of abutment
Noun
  • This is an attachment that goes on the end of an inhaler, and helps get more of the medication into your lungs.
    — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Vacuum the floor with the floor attachment and cushions with an upholstery attachment.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
Definition of attachment
Noun
  • Focusing on the height of quality at every opportunity, KULAKOVSKY is an active articulation of practice, proof that there are many virtues beauty can possess.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Crafted in 18-karat gold with black-enamel accents, its supple articulation is a balance of structure and lightness—high jewelry made modern, wearable, and dynamic.
    — Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
Definition of articulation

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“Suture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suture. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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