as in stitches
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 sews
As Madeleine Grynsztejn observes in her catalogue contribution, the clothes worn by his figures are based on doll costumes that Marshall sews by hand.
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James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
After fleeing the Tower, Anne sews her head back on and embarks on a quest for vengeance.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
After fleeing the Tower, Anne sews her head back on and embarks on a quest for vengeance.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sews
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The video stitches past and present with archival clips, studio cuts, and a handshake that seals this intergenerational torch-passing moment.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2026
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Keem also released a trailer for the record, which stitches clips of him in the studio together with home videos and interviews with his family.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
10 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, researchers at Texas A&M University created a dynamic material that repairs itself after being punctured by shifting from a solid to a liquid state and back again.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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After a rinse-off mask and a day and night serum (which won a PEOPLE beauty award in 2025) it's added a balm which repairs split ends by relinking broken bonds for visibly healthier hair.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Sews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sews. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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