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.
—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.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewed up
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The nation-state has consumed our politics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Polling suggests that race could also advance to a June runoff, potentially keeping Georgia Republicans consumed by intraparty warfare for weeks longer.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
18 May 2026
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How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey Private equity's intrusion into youth sports has garnered attention from federal lawmakers in recent months.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Twin Cities,
5 May 2026
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Officials said Werstine possessed fraudulent identification documents at the time of his arrest.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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The horror feature draws on a Vietnamese urban legend about a cursed Saigon apartment block from the 1990s, following an estranged young man who returns home to discover his mother is possessed.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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But most of the research being done was carried out by people who had the university equivalent of a day job.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Beaches had a long road to Broadway.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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The atelier was in operation until 1956, and it was owned by the couturier’s descendents until 1950 when it was purchased by the House of Paquin.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Frieze, owned by Ari Emanuel’s MARI, brings a different energy than typical gallery openings and museum exhibits.—
Jesse Kirshbaum,
SPIN,
15 May 2026
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“Sewed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewed%20up. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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