stitched

past tense of stitch
as in sutured
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches the doctor stitched the wound so adroitly that the scar was barely visible after the stitches were removed

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Recent Examples of stitched Leather lining brings a more premium interior, with the material used for a tongue patch stitched onto the furry tongue. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 The peplum, in fact, was one of the week’s quiet constants, turning up sculpted here and stitched into shirting at Balenciaga. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Either way, older markings tend to look simpler and are often handwritten or stitched rather than printed. — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026 Legends have their stories stitched into the fabric of the game. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 But scholars believe it was stitched on the losing side, in England — likely by seamstress nuns. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026 Hansson started her project just over ten years ago, and has stitched every inch of it herself. — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 Two of the most impressive and imposing estates on the island, Whitehall and The Breakers, were developed by Flagler—the railroad tycoon who stitched Florida together with train tracks in the late 19th century. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 While Anthropic looks to be overtaking OpenAI at the moment, OpenAI is still solidly stitched into the fabric of the AI buildout, and analysts don’t think the company is going anywhere. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stitched
Verb
  • The nerves can be sutured back together to minimize pain, Bank said, but most breast surgeons haven’t been trained to do this.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The surgeon sutured the wounds but knew the arm would have to be amputated.
    — Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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  • The runway opened with the Beginner Hoodie, the first Vivet piece Cenat sewed by hand, following months spent studying construction and manufacturing in Italy.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Jordan sewed sage green curtains to conceal additional storage spaces and further brighten the space.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • The State Russian Museum revealed that the museum’s specialists repaired areas of peeling, applying primer and paint across the entire surface of the canvas and completed the restoration with a varnish coating.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • For one, the report did not disclose the kinds of items its survey respondents repaired.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Stitched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stitched. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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