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
For instance, goalies wear gloves that have metal picks sewn into them for maneuverability, the USA Hockey website notes.
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Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The black sleeveless crepe midi dress with pearl accent detailing throughout featured a midi hemline with strands of pearls sewn into the straps, bust and down the front of the garment in sinuous lines.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
The fabric is traditionally woven on narrow looms in Ghana's northern savannah and sewn into distinctive styles, with the regional identifiers visible in its stripe patterns and in the number of stitch lines.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Texas State's focus remains on the present, but Friday night, fans saw the seeds of a conference rivalry being sewn.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
Pieces are finished with a custom label sewn on a vintage shuttle loom.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Texans want an orderly immigration system, not the fear and chaos sewn by the surge of untrained ICE recruits.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
These proper dress gloves by Hestra are cut and sewn by hand using hairsheep leather in the brand’s Hungarian workshop.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026
The fabric is produced in one piece, which means nothing needs to be sewn together.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2026
Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The black sleeveless crepe midi dress with pearl accent detailing throughout featured a midi hemline with strands of pearls sewn into the straps, bust and down the front of the garment in sinuous lines.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
The fabric is traditionally woven on narrow looms in Ghana's northern savannah and sewn into distinctive styles, with the regional identifiers visible in its stripe patterns and in the number of stitch lines.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Texas State's focus remains on the present, but Friday night, fans saw the seeds of a conference rivalry being sewn.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
Pieces are finished with a custom label sewn on a vintage shuttle loom.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Texans want an orderly immigration system, not the fear and chaos sewn by the surge of untrained ICE recruits.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
These proper dress gloves by Hestra are cut and sewn by hand using hairsheep leather in the brand’s Hungarian workshop.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026
The fabric is produced in one piece, which means nothing needs to be sewn together.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewn
stitched
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Dots, a brand hallmark, are another recurring motif, both thanks to holes knit into chunky sweaters and paillettes stitched onto delicate, straight-as-an-arrow slip dresses.—
Nicole Phelps,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
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Mom skinned it, went to the pound to find a slightly smaller dog, and stitched the old dog’s skin over the new dog.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Sewn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewn. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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