as in to stitch
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches luckily, I was able to sew the tear so skillfully that my pants looked as good as new

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Recent Examples of sew Sewing has always been a political act—from the millions of unrecorded women who sewed to clothe their families and bring in a little extra cash on the side, to the UK AIDS memorial quilt, the world’s largest community art project. Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 Some designs have a belt that can be completely removed from the robe and others have been sewn into the fabric. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025 Brave Star Selvage Brave Start Selvage makes jeans that are cut, sewn and finished in Los Angeles. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025 Obviously, clip-ins are different than expensive salon procedures where semi-permanent extensions might be sewn in, for instance. Jessica Hartshorn, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sew
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  • The graft is secured with sutures and the incision in the elbow is stitched back together.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Economically speaking, trains also have the ability to stitch regions back together through infrastructure and job creation.
    Chelsea Haney October 25, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • The travelogue portion of Walking the Bypass is sutured, sometimes maladroitly, to a history of the Crown’s abuses of Indigenous peoples.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • On occasion, doctors might even inject botulinum toxin after suturing if incisions are in areas of especially high tension (on the face, sternum, or near joints), Dr. Gould tells me.
    Jolene Edgar, Allure, 8 Sep. 2025

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