sewing up

present participle of sew up
as in consuming
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 sewing up Meanwhile, Yuchen, who eventually abandoned his storm dress and pivoted to a tube top and miniskirt, was sewing up through the final minutes. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The agency says that consuming contaminated raw milk could make people sick, rather than protect them.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • The only way to assure that a Constitution possessing such powers was ratified was to keep slavery off the agenda.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Riddle, who is 39 years old, has often been described as hindering his own career despite possessing considerable talent in both mixed martial arts and professional wrestling.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • Back-to-back championships by the Dodgers could embolden MLB and add to a chorus of fans who see a cap as a panacea for the plague of big-money teams monopolizing championships over the past decade.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Last year, a federal judge ruled against Google in an antitrust case that Khan filed against it for monopolizing the search advertising market.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • Fast and Free High-rise Tight 25-inch 5-pocket There’s simply no such thing as having too many pockets, as exhibited by these fan-favorite five-pocket leggings, which are currently $69.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
  • However, after having the scan, Bishop had the uneasy sense that something wasn’t right.
    Tom Burrows, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Sewing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewing%20up. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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