sew up

as in to consume
to have complete control over sewed up the available openings so that no one else had a chance to play golf

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Recent Examples of sew up So, after five months with the Colorado Avalanche and what looks like a spot sewn up on the NHL roster before training camp even began, how did Middleton approach his first exhibition contest? Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025 Ace Max Fried, along with No. 2 starter Carlos Rodon, have the top two spots sewn up. Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 Lee Whitwell sewed up the Champions Triple Crown in Chicago by winning the Mixed event with Jardim (who claimed a double gold himself for the weekend). Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The Cult of American Apparel sewed up 7.8M views in its first week, The Real Project X housed 7.4M views, Balloon Boy took off with 7M views, Storm Area 51 convinced 7M views, Mayor of Mayhem smoked 6.4M views, The Astroworld Tragedy scored 6.2M and P.I. Moms uncovered 4.8M views. Peter White, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sew up
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  • The term broadly refers to working out while consuming only slightly more calories than the body needs to maintain itself, and getting those calories from healthy sources.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
  • These facilities consume vast amounts of energy, much of it to stay cool, a problem that optical links can help mitigate These facilities consume vast amounts of energy, much of it to stay cool.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Back-to-back championships by the Dodgers could embolden MLB and add to a chorus of fans who see a cap as a panacea for the plague of big-money teams monopolizing championships over the past decade.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to her astonishing Billboard 200 debut with Showgirl, Swift has also monopolized all 10 spots in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 with songs from the new album.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • Lewis was not allowed to possess guns due to two felony convictions, for assault in 2021 and false imprisonment earlier this year.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Because of this, ice bunkers were generally only utilized by social elites such as the royals, who possessed the necessary technological know-how and labor force.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Players can also add the Double Play for an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
  • That means more than one of every eight of Kroger's 103 stores in its Cincinnati-Dayton division (which includes Northern Kentucky) have the digital devices so far.
    Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew%20up. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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