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
But Thing, who Isaac had sewn back onto his arm, regains his autonomy and rips Isaac’s heart out.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
But not when the fields are sewn and growing, or being prepared for planting.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Once sewn, fold the lining down inside the outer cylinder.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
Years later, Imaging Spence sewed his fringe jackets.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
The white shirts underneath are sewn together with a big bowtie on the top.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Delicate Embellishments Those beautifully delicate items covered in sequins, beading, or fragile embroidery can be destroyed in the washing machine, especially if they are glued on instead of sewn.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
In a special touch, the bride paired her wedding dress with a cathedral veil sewn by her grandmother, who used lace from Julia's mother's 1995 wedding dress.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
In the case of this new prototype, the thread can be sewn using a standard embroidery machine and was tested to survive at least 50 washing cycles.
—Sarah Wells, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Jan. 2024
Selome Hailu, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
But not when the fields are sewn and growing, or being prepared for planting.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Once sewn, fold the lining down inside the outer cylinder.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
Years later, Imaging Spence sewed his fringe jackets.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
The white shirts underneath are sewn together with a big bowtie on the top.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Delicate Embellishments Those beautifully delicate items covered in sequins, beading, or fragile embroidery can be destroyed in the washing machine, especially if they are glued on instead of sewn.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
In a special touch, the bride paired her wedding dress with a cathedral veil sewn by her grandmother, who used lace from Julia's mother's 1995 wedding dress.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
In the case of this new prototype, the thread can be sewn using a standard embroidery machine and was tested to survive at least 50 washing cycles.
—Sarah Wells, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewn
stitched
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The royal opted for a smart suit from Bella Freud for the occasion, the plaid fabric delicately stitched with an electric blue thread running through it (there’s no pattern that says fall quite like plaid).—
Harriet Johnston,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tiffany has a pop-up experience at this year's Open where a one-of-a-kind tennis racket is on display, featuring 5 carats of diamonds, alongside a 24-karat gold vermeil tennis ball, stitched with almost 7 carats of diamonds.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Sewn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewn. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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