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to close up with a series of interlacing stitches
luckily, I was able to sew the tear so skillfully that my pants looked as good as new
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Recent Examples of sewing
Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
As high unemployment persisted, however, Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which put millions to work on projects like building schools, paving roads, and sewing clothes.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
As each participant started getting comfortable with the machine sewing a maze on paper, going around dotted lines, both mother and daughter got into the flow.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
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Noun
This group included activities like reading, doing puzzles, engaging in hobbies such as knitting or sewing, or working on a computer in a way that involves thinking and processing information.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
As high unemployment persisted, however, Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which put millions to work on projects like building schools, paving roads, and sewing clothes.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
Narciso does as well, sewing the dress on Carolyn’s body in improvisation.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
As each participant started getting comfortable with the machine sewing a maze on paper, going around dotted lines, both mother and daughter got into the flow.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewing
Noun
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While waiting for repairs, visitors can enjoy a knitting lesson.—
Nicole Comstock,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Activities such as knitting, drawing, writing or playing a musical instrument all engage different parts of the brain.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For the ensemble as a whole, Jewson said the goal was always for the team dynamic to feel genuinely earned — starting the film fractured and stitching itself together through shared survival.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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This administration is not the first to use AI; federal agencies have been gradually stitching the technology into their work for years, including to translate documents, analyze data and categorize public comments, among other uses.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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One Saturday, while Clemente was doing some home repairs, Imam offered to help.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Barrier-repair lip moisturizers like LipSmart are also excellent for restoring hydration.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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The company says the system would be able to perform hemorrhage control, wound repair, chest decompression, shrapnel extraction, and field suturing, stabilizing the patient until evacuation can be carried out.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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The issue was surrounding his leg amputation surgery, a procedure that involves stretching the muscles and suturing them to provide the bone with padding.—
Jacob Louraine,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Shortly after, Anunoby rose to his feet, re-entered the game, and finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds, 18 points coming after Clarkson’s healing.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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And who knew the NBA would stretch out this first-round series long enough to give Doncic and Reaves more healing time?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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The second is the storage vessel, which holds the molten lead and maintains its chemical conditioning during the initial filling process or when the facility is undergoing maintenance.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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There, a couple dozen workers and volunteers worked all day filling, sewing, and shipping 1,000 sandbags an hour.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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If that timeline holds, closing arguments would take place on May 5, and a sentencing verdict could come that same day.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Most occur as the closing credits roll, whether pretending to be viciously mauled by a bear or, even more unnervingly, clearly superimposing his face onto the body of a performing cellist.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
22 Apr. 2026
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Olson played 3-out, 2-in on offense, two bigs setting screens, one flashing to the high post, the other sealing inside.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Pavel Zacha scored his 25th goal in the opening period and added a game-sealing score late in the game, leading the Boston Bruins past Minnesota 6-3 on Saturday to spoil the Wild’s chance to clinch a playoff spot.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Sewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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