sew up

as in to consume
to have complete control over sewed up the available openings so that no one else had a chance to play golf

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Recent Examples on the Web Left field is probably sewn up by a certain Oakland native, but which former MVP should start in right? Fill out your all-time A’s lineup card by voting below for your choice to start at each of the nine positions. Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024 The left guard spot seems all but sewn up with Vorhees firmly entrenched. Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024 After 48 minutes, the sixth seed had the early lead sewn up, taking her first set point when Vekić failed to retrieve a forehand. George Ramsay, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024 Harris also appears to have sewn up Biden’s polling gap with former President Donald Trump, trailing the Republican nominee by only 1 point in the New York Times’ polling average late Thursday. Christina Wilkie, CNBC, 26 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for sew up 

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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew%20up. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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