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Recent Examples of sew up
With four consecutive losses and seven potential Quad 1 games remaining on the schedule, Indiana is likely to sew up its eighth non-winning campaign over the last nine seasons.
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Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Alarmingly few teams have their QB situations sewn up.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Burns can still sew up a talented cast, which likely speaks to the appeal of any project these days with a semblance of recognizable adult humanity bubbling inside.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Comms can sew up No. 6 NFC seed with win, so there’s a sliver of spoiler role left for Dallas.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Alarmingly few teams have their QB situations sewn up.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Burns can still sew up a talented cast, which likely speaks to the appeal of any project these days with a semblance of recognizable adult humanity bubbling inside.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Comms can sew up No. 6 NFC seed with win, so there’s a sliver of spoiler role left for Dallas.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sew up
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Melissa tells Shauna that, after learning about adult Natalie’s death on the grounds of Lottie’s doomed cult, she became consumed with guilt and paranoia; after all, her own wife doesn’t know that Melissa knew her mother, let alone probably witnessed her death.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
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Early in his career, Ben Lively’s emotions consumed him.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Large shippers exacerbated problems by monopolizing resources and squeezing out smaller shipments.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Both teams chose to take on the sport legally, including NASCAR CEO Jim France for allegedly monopolizing stock car racing.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Despite hours of passionate testimony, the outcome was never really in question in a California Legislature where Democrats hold a supermajority and Republicans possess little power.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Jurors also convicted him of three counts of gun possession, including possessing an assault weapon, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Devil May Cry has this raw, untamed cool that most video games can’t touch.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Downsides While apple cider vinegar has potential benefits, taking it before bed can have some downsides.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew%20up. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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