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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This one may seem like every gummy in the bag was consumed, but Saquon Barkley possesses significant boom/bust appeal.

— Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Upstream checkpoints are typically published in formats such as Safetensors and consumed through frameworks like Transformers.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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Dishwasher racks are valuable real estate that shouldn’t be monopolized by your cat and his Fancy Feast.

— John Hodgman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
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

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Adames, who had an MRI on Monday, will miss more than 10 days, though manager Tony Vitello said the team is optimistic the veteran can return before the season ends in late September.

— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Iranian news agency Rokna reported that people in Tehran said some petrol stations had no gas available, forcing them to temporarily close, while other stations had long lines on Monday and Tuesday.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

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Two Jets front-office sources, on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly, deny that, and Glenn has owned the decisions publicly.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Federal investigators are probing whether insurance firms owned by Walter improperly funnelled money to other companies of his.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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