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Given the fact that Sinners overperformed—scoring an unexpected nod for Delroy Lindo in best supporting actor—and One Battle After Another slightly underperformed, perhaps the best-picture race isn’t as sewn up as pundits had previously believed.
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Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
Choose from solids or stripes in a palette of traditional colors, like dark red, navy, cream, and tan, each accented by a line of shiny gold buttons sewn up the front.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Emeka Egbuka has Rookie of the Year just about sewn up already, but *looks around nervously* could … *leans in close to whisper* … could Baker Mayfield be a serious MVP candidate?
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Some people think the Best Actress award is all but sewn up for Buckley, but Best Actor could be the most competitive category on the ballot.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025
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Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
Choose from solids or stripes in a palette of traditional colors, like dark red, navy, cream, and tan, each accented by a line of shiny gold buttons sewn up the front.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Emeka Egbuka has Rookie of the Year just about sewn up already, but *looks around nervously* could … *leans in close to whisper* … could Baker Mayfield be a serious MVP candidate?
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Some people think the Best Actress award is all but sewn up for Buckley, but Best Actor could be the most competitive category on the ballot.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sew up
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By 2030, American data centers alone are projected to consume more electricity than all of the country’s steel, aluminum, cement and chemical production combined.—
Iulia Lupse,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Over time, Price says anger consumed her.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey Private equity's intrusion into youth sports has garnered attention from federal lawmakers in recent months.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Twin Cities,
5 May 2026
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If bits are mere mortals, occupying space and time, qubits possess omnipresence and telepathy.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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The findings reveal that bats possess the intelligence to actively manipulate the physical properties of their acoustic environment to enhance perception, rather than just forcing the brain to work harder.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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Nike just collaborated with Skims to bring back the Y2K Nike Rift sneaker, Adidas is making Mary Janes, and just about every brand has a version of the slim, low-profile sneaker.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
25 May 2026
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Everton have a club option for a further year, with Iroegbunam having attracted significant interest in previous windows.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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