sew up

as in to consume
to have complete control over sewed up the available openings so that no one else had a chance to play golf

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Recent Examples of sew up With the win, Waters sewed up the triple crown at the slam, her 34th on tour. Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 Wilson was also late returning to the bench to serve his 10-minute misconduct, perhaps to get his forehead sewn up in the dressing room. Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 Laying low at Frank’s hideaway, Castle sews up his own bullet wound, while Karen cleans up Matt’s. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 15 Apr. 2025 The Cavs have already sewn up home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs as the No. 1 seed. Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sew up
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  • And each switch requires the brain to reorient itself, which consumes mental energy and slows overall performance, Dr. Schiff explains.
    Noma Nazish, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • Good Culture took advantage of its own viral moment with an ad campaign embracing the various ways of preparing and consuming its product.
    Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
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  • China accompanied this strategic focus with billions of dollars of investment in mines and processing facilities to monopolize the market.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 June 2025
  • In a separate case in federal court in Virginia, which was tried last year, the government argued that Google had monopolized part of the technology that places ads on websites.
    Terence McGinley, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • Willock’s dynamism and ability to carry the ball up the pitch is a skill set that Newcastle do not possess elsewhere.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2025
  • Their schools are underfunded, their villages lack clinics and paved roads, and many residents do not even possess birth certificates.
    Jila Andalib, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
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  • The 11-day schedule has more than 4000 athletes competing for titles in 34 sports including floorball, orienteering, and inline skating, then retiring to their housing in the all-inclusive athletes village designed to spur community-building and cultural exchange.
    Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The Texas House has 150 members, and at least 100 are needed to attend to reach a quorum.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025

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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew%20up. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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