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Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
stitchnounone complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
Example Sentences
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Companies are stitching them on repurposed manufacturing lines in New England and 3-D-printing them at workshops in California.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2020
“The hardest parts are stitching together the canvas out of a bunch of separate images, finding the names of villages, and trying to find out which sources are reliable,” Cross said.
From National Geographic ● Apr. 8, 2016
While we haven’t yet reached the point where Canadians are stitching the Stars and Stripes to their backpacks when they travel abroad, not all Canadians are buying into the rally-round-the-maple-leaf mentality.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2012
Canvas problem areas are stitching, grommets, snaps and zippers.
From Time Magazine Archive
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You and I may serve him while we are stitching this pair of boots.
From The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales by Hannah More