variants
or sewed
as in stitched
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 sewn
Jane Greenwood’s costume design is impeccably period; especially fun are the children’s rustic outfits Maria has sewn from old curtains.
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Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
Slightly more expensive fabrics have several layers sewn into the lining to guard against most conditions.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Sensormatic Solutions is offering global fashion retailers two tagging alternatives which can be sewn directly into the garment without compromising its look and feel.
—Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
The Argentina crest was sewn on the night beforehand, alongside the logo of shirt manufacturer Le Coq Sportif — who, of course, had not actually made these shirts — while the shirt numbers were silver-gray, glittered, and designed for American football jerseys.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 June 2026
There were no Italian flags on sale anywhere, so Infantino’s mother bought strips of red, white, and green fabric and sewed them together herself.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
It's then woven into denim fabric, and cut and sewn into jeans.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Thoughtful details include four handles, making the bags a breeze to move, as well as partitions sewn to the bottom to avoid root entanglement.
—Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
This is a creative process whereby discards are cleaned and sent to factory, where they are cut, re-shaped and sewn into a new end product.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 May 2026
Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
Slightly more expensive fabrics have several layers sewn into the lining to guard against most conditions.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Sensormatic Solutions is offering global fashion retailers two tagging alternatives which can be sewn directly into the garment without compromising its look and feel.
—Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
The Argentina crest was sewn on the night beforehand, alongside the logo of shirt manufacturer Le Coq Sportif — who, of course, had not actually made these shirts — while the shirt numbers were silver-gray, glittered, and designed for American football jerseys.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 June 2026
There were no Italian flags on sale anywhere, so Infantino’s mother bought strips of red, white, and green fabric and sewed them together herself.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
It's then woven into denim fabric, and cut and sewn into jeans.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Thoughtful details include four handles, making the bags a breeze to move, as well as partitions sewn to the bottom to avoid root entanglement.
—Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
This is a creative process whereby discards are cleaned and sent to factory, where they are cut, re-shaped and sewn into a new end product.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewn
stitched
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There are more of those flash-photography scenes and whole sequences that play in black-and-white, stitched into the fabric of the film with matter-of-fact unshowiness by editor Nicolas Rumpl.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Clients choose their fabric, cut and details, down to the lining, the button style and an optional personal quote stitched inside the collar.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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“Sewn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewn. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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