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
Since Sweets didn't have any severe internal injuries, the dog's vets treated her and sewed up her wounds within several hours, and only needed to keep her under observation for one night.
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Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
The Phillies’ loss on Saturday sewed up the top seed for the Brewers entering the postseason.
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Sam Blum,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
The Phillies’ loss on Saturday sewed up the top seed for the Brewers entering the postseason.
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Sam Blum,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewed up
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But while the creative component has consumed the conversation around AI in advertising, the most lucrative changes from AI are likely on the other end of the process — where the technology is disrupting how people buy the products advertisers want to sell.
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As long as billions of dollars are consumed by obligations from decades past, taxpayers will keep spending more while students see less of the benefit.
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In colonial India, the British monopolized the sale of salt, making this basic necessity unaffordable for many.
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The federal government and dozens of states initially filed an antitrust complaint against Live Nation in 2024, alleging that the company had monopolized the live entertainment industry by controlling ticketing, concert booking, venues and promotions.
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Mostly because one of them is possessed by a dark spirit.
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Shortly before the Microsoft researchers published their CAPTCHA finding, a Stanford psychologist named Michal Kosinski had posted a paper documenting that GPT-4 possessed this capability—even though it hadn’t been intentionally engineered into the machine.
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Swept away The high altitude in Denver can cause certain pitch types to go awry, but Gray had the benefit of being able to mix and match from his expansive repertoire.
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He's also made three career trips to the Stanley Cup Playoffs and had postseason career highs with nine assists and points in 20 games in 2022, helping the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup.
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The Reinsdorf family, which has owned the Chicago Bulls since 1985, will retain controlling interest in the franchise, and both the Reinsdorf and Wirtz families hold majority stakes in the United Center.
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She is accused of fraudulently representing that the practice was owned by a licensed dentist in order to enroll with Medicaid and forging a licensed dentist’s signature on enrollment paperwork, prosecutors said.
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“Sewed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewed%20up. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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