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as in juxtaposition
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as in attachment
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Recent Examples of abutment
Their family home is only feet away from the Blue Earth River, which has overpowered the dam’s west abutment and is causing mass flooding along the area.
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Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 26 June 2024
Workers have also begun repairing the concrete abutments that will support the future bridge.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
Work on the bridge began in 2021 and included replacing the abutments, support piers and bridge deck.
—Michelle Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
From designing and milling dental prosthetics to creating custom abutments, the lab leverages this technology to consistently produce superior results.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
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Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 26 June 2024
Workers have also begun repairing the concrete abutments that will support the future bridge.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
Work on the bridge began in 2021 and included replacing the abutments, support piers and bridge deck.
—Michelle Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
From designing and milling dental prosthetics to creating custom abutments, the lab leverages this technology to consistently produce superior results.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for abutment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abutment
Noun
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In juxtaposition to Edna’s blue clown costume, Paul wears a red-plaid jacket, one of the first visual choices Harman landed on.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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Shobi is all about texture, color, and the interplay of meaning with complex juxtapositions.—
Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Breville Sous is available in three sizes: 9, 12, and 16 cups— and all fit an extensive array of attachments.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
21 Mar. 2025
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In Buddhism, happiness equates freedom from suffering, or Nirvana, which is achieved by understanding and ending the cycle of attachment and craving, which are seen as the root causes of suffering.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Leaders should be trained on how to manage and support hybrid and remote teams effectively so that proximity bias doesn’t create unintended disadvantages.—
Sarah Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The National Transportation Safety Board said all of the data that shows the regular near misses and close proximity events at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) was publicly available data.—
Sam Sweeney,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2025
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There’s also an underwater carousel, a food and beverage outlet and a reef drop in the vicinity.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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Not to mention the styling team, additional friends, and anyone else in the general vicinity.—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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The woman required sutures for injuries to her head.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
9 Mar. 2025
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Every three minutes, for weeks on end, a caregiver carefully, dispassionately sinks needles deep into the sutures on each finger, drawing blood, to prevent the fingertips from rotting off.—
Victoria Kim,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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The intersection of toxic masculinity (i.e., loss of their virginity is a rite of passage into manhood) and adultification (i.e., viewing and treating Black boys as men) perpetuates early sexualization and hypersexualization of Black boys.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Mar. 2025
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Jason O'Bryan Jason O'Bryan has set up a professional life at the intersection of writing and cocktails.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2025
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Fortunately, a precise articulation of the meaning of life isn’t required to explore whether effort contributes to it.—
Alex Hutchinson,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The natural outcome of steps 1 and 2 will be a clear articulation of what the customer should experience and the value of their journey.—
Jason Andersen,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Her knit pullover featured a pinch seam detailing on the body and a coat with a raw hem.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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That LeBron James still found a seam and made a tough shot didn’t matter.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Abutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abutment. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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