sewed

past tense of sew
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 Sewing has always been a political act—from the millions of unrecorded women who sewed to clothe their families and bring in a little extra cash on the side, to the UK AIDS memorial quilt, the world’s largest community art project. Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 His mother and sisters sewed for the whole family. Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025 Diaz, a high school principal in Denver, says Megan sewed the purse herself as a nod to a character from the Scott Pilgrim franchise. Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025 Her big sister did the sound and lights; another sister sewed her satin jackets and miniskirts. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025 Years later, Imaging Spence sewed his fringe jackets. Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
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  • All those old versions of me were stitched into these garments.
    Junnelle Hogen, Outside, 19 Oct. 2025
  • My only complaint is that the light blue stripes on the arm look printed, not stitched, which is kinda lame.
    The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • The travelogue portion of Walking the Bypass is sutured, sometimes maladroitly, to a history of the Crown’s abuses of Indigenous peoples.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Sewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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