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.
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Sam Blum, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewed up
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Dilara, the protagonist of this début novel, is consumed by the absence of a stable home in her life.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The program will also spotlight emerging media, from micro-dramas and social-first content to XR, immersive experiences and other innovative storytelling formats, and examine how today’s digital landscape is affecting how content is being created, distributed and consumed across Africa.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Because the airwaves were public property licensed to private stations, the government imposed conditions to ensure no single political voice monopolized them.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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After prohibition, a few producers monopolized beer for decades.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
AZCentral.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Ten months earlier, Bush had made the decision to invade Iraq after his administration’s historic campaign of lies convinced the American people that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Not possessed of true leaves, flattened leaflike cladophylls decorate its stems.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
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Conrad and returning all-league left fielder Kai Cesare had diving catches that saved multiple runs for San Clemente.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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White scored 18 first-half points, and Queta had 10, helping the Celtics withstand both Brown’s absence and Pritchard’s off shooting night.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Broward home searched The Broward home searched by FBI agents is owned by Debra Kerr, a past sales representative for AllHere Education.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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The provision would allow a hospital owned by the state to add inpatient behavioral health beds without going through the state approval process, as long as the expansion occurs on or before June 30.—
CT Mirror,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
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