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Recent Examples of sew
With the idea of the dress becoming Graham’s second skin, the team took the task very seriously, sewing the entire dress by hand onto the model.
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Irene Kim, Vogue, 4 May 2026
The affected toy is identifiable by its model number, 034464, located on the label sewn into the back of the bear's leg.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Gayle Wilson, who once worked as a blackjack dealer, enjoyed sewing and making stained glass, according to Lindley Funeral Homes.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Embellishments that are sewn on can easily tear in the washer and if they are glued, the intensity of the hot water can break down the adhesive.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
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Irene Kim, Vogue, 4 May 2026
The affected toy is identifiable by its model number, 034464, located on the label sewn into the back of the bear's leg.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Gayle Wilson, who once worked as a blackjack dealer, enjoyed sewing and making stained glass, according to Lindley Funeral Homes.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Embellishments that are sewn on can easily tear in the washer and if they are glued, the intensity of the hot water can break down the adhesive.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sew
Verb
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So many years, so many ideas, all stitched into one dress.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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An Oregon family alleged in a $100 million lawsuit that their 18-year-old son died from an infection after doctors at a Corvallis hospital did not remove pine needles and debris from his wound before stitching it up.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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The nerves can be sutured back together to minimize pain, Bank said, but most breast surgeons haven’t been trained to do this.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The company says the system would be able to perform hemorrhage control, wound repair, chest decompression, shrapnel extraction, and field suturing, stabilizing the patient until evacuation can be carried out.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Sew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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