sewed up

past tense of sew up
as in consumed
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 sewed up The Phillies’ loss on Saturday sewed up the top seed for the Brewers entering the postseason. Sam Blum, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
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  • It’s commonly consumed in South American countries like Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Consumers may return the product to their local Publix store for a full refund, regardless of whether the product has been opened or consumed.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • In addition to her astonishing Billboard 200 debut with Showgirl, Swift has also monopolized all 10 spots in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 with songs from the new album.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In April, Brinkema ruled that Google illegally monopolized ad exchanges – which conduct lightning fast auctions that connect advertisers to websites with ad space – as well as tools used by sites to manage the inventory of space for sale, known as ad servers.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
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  • Audiences had never seen anything like The Exorcist when it was first released in 1973, particularly the horrifying images and sounds coming from 12-year-old Regan (Linda Blair) after being possessed by the demon Pazuzu.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But Columbus also possessed strong maritime instincts.
    Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • The ones at the high-dollar games cited in the indictment could read cards and predict which player had the best hand.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The commission has had traps and game cameras in the area since shortly after the attack occurred, Stephens said in Thursday's news release.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Businesses owned by Native Americans or people who identify as Middle Eastern or North African did not receive any city dollars during the study period, or at least not enough to register as a percentage of the total, Bawa said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The expansion club owned the tiebreaker by virtue of having more regular-season wins (19) than Vancouver (18).
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Sewed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewed%20up. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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