as in stitched
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches
luckily, I was able to sew the tear so skillfully that my pants looked as good as new
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Recent Examples of sewed
Granville’s exploits included skiing over the Carpathian mountains during the war to deliver microfilms with cyanide sewed into her skirts and a hunting knife tucked into her trousers.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
Melancon and his wife, Alicia Winding, sewed beads the size of chia seeds onto canvas to craft the art for Melancon's suit.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
And furniture being cut from pine, molded, sewed, finished.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
People around the world later sewed tiny gold discs to their clothing as both a status symbol and to keep their money close to their bodies to prevent theft.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
For her something blue, Burton sewed a blue ribbon into the interior of the dress, and for her something new, Kate's parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, gifted her a pair of Robinson Pelham diamond earrings.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
The story of the horse began when a worker sewed its mouth on the wrong way, said Zhang Huoqing, owner of the Happy Sister shop in Yiwu, a wholesale hub in central Zhejiang province.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
Volf sewed the bundles in and used the Got2B Glued Blasting Freeze Spray to lay the closure down to my hairline.
—Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 31 Jan. 2026
It was known that her mother sewed her sequin-heavy competition dresses, and the outfits were viewed as garish, especially when compared to Kerrigan’s understated ensembles—designed by Vera Wang, no less.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
Melancon and his wife, Alicia Winding, sewed beads the size of chia seeds onto canvas to craft the art for Melancon's suit.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
And furniture being cut from pine, molded, sewed, finished.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
People around the world later sewed tiny gold discs to their clothing as both a status symbol and to keep their money close to their bodies to prevent theft.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
For her something blue, Burton sewed a blue ribbon into the interior of the dress, and for her something new, Kate's parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, gifted her a pair of Robinson Pelham diamond earrings.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
The story of the horse began when a worker sewed its mouth on the wrong way, said Zhang Huoqing, owner of the Happy Sister shop in Yiwu, a wholesale hub in central Zhejiang province.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
Volf sewed the bundles in and used the Got2B Glued Blasting Freeze Spray to lay the closure down to my hairline.
—Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 31 Jan. 2026
It was known that her mother sewed her sequin-heavy competition dresses, and the outfits were viewed as garish, especially when compared to Kerrigan’s understated ensembles—designed by Vera Wang, no less.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewed
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McClanahan will honor his father, James, who passed away in January, with his JWM initials stitched into his glove.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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Textiles were everywhere at Frieze Los Angeles—spilling across walls, stitched into sculpture, and, in one case, reimagined as a vintage carpet bazaar tucked inside a standard-issue gallery booth at the Santa Monica Airport, the fair’s cavernous venue.—
Lauren Mechling,
Architectural Digest,
1 Apr. 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.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The surgeon sutured the wounds but knew the arm would have to be amputated.—
Sarah El Deeb,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Sewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewed. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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