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Recent Examples of sew up
Chalamet may be the one nominated for best actor this evening, but Jenner has the Best Hype Woman category well and truly sewn up.
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Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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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Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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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According to the lawsuit, the child consumed the kofta at The Kebab Shop on Los Feliz Boulevard on or about April 1.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Goldman Sachs forecasts a 24-fold increase in token consumption by 2030, reaching 120 quadrillion tokens per month, as agentic AI systems replace single-prompt interactions with multi-step tasks that consume orders of magnitude more compute per query.—
Rakesh Kumar,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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The Velvet Gang’s members are Black, and their heists involve the partnership of a white woman who serves as a decoy, by monopolizing salesclerks’ attention and leaving the threesome free to slip out with loads of merchandise.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
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That last part may be the only real vulnerability that could keep the Spurs and Thunder from monopolizing Western Conference championships.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Those who possess a basic awareness of Irish history will grasp the tragedy of Tomás’s desperate optimism.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Fertitta possesses various options, including asset sales or real estate monetization, to manage potential debt concerns.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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For families This is a rather adult hotel, though parents traveling with kids should look into the apartments—the two-bedroom options all have two single beds in the smaller rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Firefighters had to cut open the metal drop box to extinguish the fire, and numerous ballots inside were damaged, some charred beyond recognition.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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