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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms 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
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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
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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
Verb
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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
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As a consequence, people, still possessed by religious longings, tend to deify the country.—
Ha Jin
July 28,
Literary Hub,
28 July 2025
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January had the most overtime hours, amounting to 270 hours, according to data provided by the city.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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According to Patrick Brady, the director, having a research center rather than a group of independently operating scientists can help guide a long-term vision for research.—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
24 July 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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