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
There were no Italian flags on sale anywhere, so Infantino’s mother bought strips of red, white, and green fabric and sewed them together herself.
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The nylon fabric panels are sewed together with strips of Kevlar.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Jennie Garth's youngest daughter (shared with ex Peter Facinelli) headed off to her 2024 junior prom in a black gown with contrasting trim — this time, not a handmade creation by Garth, who sewed her middle daughter Lola's dress back in 2021.
—Lindy Segal, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Brown’s granddaughter Bea Keesey sewed the Harper’s Ferry square on the quilt.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The nylon fabric panels are sewed together with strips of Kevlar.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Jennie Garth's youngest daughter (shared with ex Peter Facinelli) headed off to her 2024 junior prom in a black gown with contrasting trim — this time, not a handmade creation by Garth, who sewed her middle daughter Lola's dress back in 2021.
—Lindy Segal, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Brown’s granddaughter Bea Keesey sewed the Harper’s Ferry square on the quilt.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewed
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There are more of those flash-photography scenes and whole sequences that play in black-and-white, stitched into the fabric of the film with matter-of-fact unshowiness by editor Nicolas Rumpl.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Clients choose their fabric, cut and details, down to the lining, the button style and an optional personal quote stitched inside the collar.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
19 May 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.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 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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