as in tailors
a person who sews
a good sewer who designs her own clothing
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Recent Examples of sewers
Modern sewers took shape in the nineteenth century, typically after disasters pushed cities to upgrade their civil infrastructure.
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Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The mean annual wage tailors, dressmakers and custom sewers earned as of May 2024 was $44,050 a year, compared to $68,000 for all workers, according to the federal bureau’s calculations.
—Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
That same analysis found that not a single one of those proposals over the past 10 years had an impact on sewers, schools, or traffic conditions.
—Leila Bozorg, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
City crews swept streets and cleared clogged drains and storm sewers so that the coming rainfall and storm damage would not be compounded by existing conditions.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
That land has no sewers, and the company is seeking state aid to remedy that.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
The special tax zone, which is exlusive to the property, will exact a property tax on future homeowners and buisnesses to fund the creation and maintenance of future roads, sewers and water utilities across the development.
—Samuel O’Neal 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
The clay pipe sewers in the Dune Forest, Waverly Heights and Dunes View Manor subdivisions were installed between 80 and 100 years ago.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Perronet visited the factory in 1739, when the pin industry had established itself through Normandy, with gold mined from the Pyrenees or silver imported from Saxony molded into the humble device of sewers and tailors which affixes badges and holds hair in place.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The mean annual wage tailors, dressmakers and custom sewers earned as of May 2024 was $44,050 a year, compared to $68,000 for all workers, according to the federal bureau’s calculations.
—Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
That same analysis found that not a single one of those proposals over the past 10 years had an impact on sewers, schools, or traffic conditions.
—Leila Bozorg, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
City crews swept streets and cleared clogged drains and storm sewers so that the coming rainfall and storm damage would not be compounded by existing conditions.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
That land has no sewers, and the company is seeking state aid to remedy that.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
The special tax zone, which is exlusive to the property, will exact a property tax on future homeowners and buisnesses to fund the creation and maintenance of future roads, sewers and water utilities across the development.
—Samuel O’Neal 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
The clay pipe sewers in the Dune Forest, Waverly Heights and Dunes View Manor subdivisions were installed between 80 and 100 years ago.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Perronet visited the factory in 1739, when the pin industry had established itself through Normandy, with gold mined from the Pyrenees or silver imported from Saxony molded into the humble device of sewers and tailors which affixes badges and holds hair in place.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewers
stitchers
Noun
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And in the future, Mimi’s hopes to partner with neighboring small businesses, hold classes for more advanced stitchers and even throw Bachelor watch parties.—
Julianna Chen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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At the game in June, the Mets provided the group with event space where the knitters, crocheters, cross-stitchers, needle pointers, sewers and embroiderers could connect with each other.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Sewers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewers. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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