as in to stitch
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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In 2021, Fink's group successfully created the first fiber, sewn into a shirt, with the ability to digitally sense, store, and analyze a person's activity.
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Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
Taurasi’s legacy will forever be sewn into the fabric of the Mercury.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Then use the leftover fabric to sew on some handles.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2025
But an article in the Wall Street Journal suggested physicists are questioning the validity of that claim, and this may have sewn doubt about the theme’s prospects, Cramer said.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
Taurasi’s legacy will forever be sewn into the fabric of the Mercury.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Then use the leftover fabric to sew on some handles.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2025
But an article in the Wall Street Journal suggested physicists are questioning the validity of that claim, and this may have sewn doubt about the theme’s prospects, Cramer said.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Sew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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