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 Wilson was also late returning to the bench to serve his 10-minute misconduct, perhaps to get his forehead sewn up in the dressing room. Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 Laying low at Frank’s hideaway, Castle sews up his own bullet wound, while Karen cleans up Matt’s. 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 See All Example Sentences for sew up
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  • Good Culture took advantage of its own viral moment with an ad campaign embracing the various ways of preparing and consuming its product.
    Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
  • And each switch requires the brain to reorient itself, which consumes mental energy and slows overall performance, Dr. Schiff explains.
    Noma Nazish, Forbes.com, 26 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
  • 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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  • Marvel at Nocturnal Birdlife Across the United Kingdom The United Kingdom may not possess the towering megafauna found across Asia and Africa, but according to Adventure Tours UK Co-Founder Claire Copeman, there’s plenty of captivating wildlife to encounter across Great Britain during the night.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Newton possessed the speed to beat defenders, but had the strength of a fullback.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
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  • According to Patrick Brady, the director, having a research center rather than a group of independently operating scientists can help guide a long-term vision for research.
    Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
  • Moose Tracks ice cream borrows name from miniature golf Created in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, known for its moose population, in the 1990s, the iconic flavor Moose Tracks, has a base of vanilla ice cream with fudge swirl and peanut butter cups.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 24 July 2025

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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew%20up. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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