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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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Potential Risks of Drinking Green Tea Green tea is generally considered safe and healthy when consumed in normal amounts, such as a few cups a day.

— Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 15 Sep. 2026
As the Iranian war consumed the White House’s attention, the situation in Gaza all but collapsed.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 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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Nabutsilili, 45, said he was possessed by the rainmaking spirit as a 14-year-old boy when his legs mysteriously developed wounds.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Kain Colter’s generation tried to convince the country that college athletes possessed economic interests worthy of collective representation.

— Chris Corr, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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Those who arrived in the 1900s had very different cultural, political, and religious backgrounds from the older Texas Jews.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
In past crises, these mediators had little of their own physical infrastructure or revenue on the line.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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