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Recent Examples of sew up
Laying low at Frank’s hideaway, Castle sews up his own bullet wound, while Karen cleans up Matt’s.
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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
The Brewers have been just as adept at run prevention while all but sewing up the NL Central.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
After a wild Oscar season, the 97th Academy Awards are now just days away—and while a handful of races are all sewn up, others feel entirely up in the air.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
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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
The Brewers have been just as adept at run prevention while all but sewing up the NL Central.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
After a wild Oscar season, the 97th Academy Awards are now just days away—and while a handful of races are all sewn up, others feel entirely up in the air.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sew up
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The company has consistently consumed cash while struggling to scale production within the competitive semiconductor landscape.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Close to 18% of people who regularly eat fruits reported better sleep, along with 12% of people who consume a lot of vegetables, and 13% of people who drink herbal tea.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
1 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
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The Italian side possess a serious number of defenders who are simply not good enough to represent a club with ambitions of winning Serie A while competing in the UEFA Champions League.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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In 1940, the federal government enacted The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act prohibiting people from hunting, selling or possessing an eagle ‒ in effort to prevent further population decline.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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The Kissimmee floodplain, which has very few roads even today, was an outlandishly lush and productive wilderness prior to 1961.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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The couple made an offer immediately, having enough money tied to company stock to afford a downpayment at any time.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew%20up. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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