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
In the traditional, DéLana sewed beautiful, distinctive and colorful dresses.
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Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
Joud's scalp was ripped open and sewed shut with rudimentary stitches.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 12 Nov. 2025
Her resourceful mother dutifully sewed many of her clothes.
—Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
After placing supply caches the previous summer, John and his friends Alexander Drummond and Peter Vanderwall began in mid-March with newfangled fiberglass nordic skis and a pole-free tent that John sewed himself.
—Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2025
Aldrich, who sewed the badge himself on an article of clothing, attends the Zamorano Fine Arts Academy.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Both designers cut and sewed directly manually, demonstrating their thorough knowledge of fabrics and their properties as the raw material for their architectural designs.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 24 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
Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
Joud's scalp was ripped open and sewed shut with rudimentary stitches.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 12 Nov. 2025
Her resourceful mother dutifully sewed many of her clothes.
—Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
After placing supply caches the previous summer, John and his friends Alexander Drummond and Peter Vanderwall began in mid-March with newfangled fiberglass nordic skis and a pole-free tent that John sewed himself.
—Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2025
Aldrich, who sewed the badge himself on an article of clothing, attends the Zamorano Fine Arts Academy.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Both designers cut and sewed directly manually, demonstrating their thorough knowledge of fabrics and their properties as the raw material for their architectural designs.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 24 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewed
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The dress itself is a custom piece with personal history stitched into every seam.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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When Chicago celebrates, mourns, rallies, or remembers, chances are something stitched in South Chicago is part of the frame.—
Tom Barnas,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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 23 Jan. 2026.
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