Thesaurus results for SEWED UP

sewed up

verb

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 California sewed up 2nd place, amazingly, in the group with a win over the plucky Miami team. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 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. — 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

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To be sure, the Democratic Party in this moment may be even more consumed by the fight between the insurgent left and moderates over its message and leaders through primary season.

— Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
The company is positioning the systems for behind-the-meter applications, meaning electricity would be generated close to where it is consumed.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

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At times of heightened tensions, the Houthis have used the Bab el-Mandeb as a geopolitical bargaining tool, disrupting the passage of trade in a similar fashion to how Tehran has monopolized the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the Iran war.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 16 July 2026
Jurors found that Live Nation had illegally monopolized the live concert industry.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of monopolized

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Historically, largetooth sawfish possessed remarkably high genetic diversity spread across different regions of the world.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Instead, that process was based on a predictable pattern, allowing hackers who possessed a sample seed phrase to use trial-and-error to guess others—and clean out Coldcard owners in the process.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of possessed

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The land, owned by the Memmen family, has been earmarked for development since the 1980s, but some neighbors aren't happy to see those plans coming to fruition.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Five years later, Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures ponied up the cash and teamed up with Paramount Pictures, who still owned the rights to the script, to finance the film.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

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