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 of sew up Latin America At Chile’s rate meeting, cooler-than-expected inflation data likely sews up a quarter-point rate cut to 5.25%. Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024 How Google got here After building its near monopoly position in the search market, Google began sewing up the online ad market more than 15 years ago, first with the purchase of online ad marketplace DoubleClick in 2007 for $3.1 billion. Peter Green, Quartz, 23 Sep. 2024 The majority of the NFL’s media rights deals are sewn up with traditional broadcast partners. Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024 With neither candidate having sewed up a majority of delegates, the race came down to the undecided delegates. Caitlin Jewitt, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sew up 
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Verb
  • In its notices, the health agency warned about the risks associated with consuming raw milk and informed people that pasteurized milk remained safe to drink.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • As consuming as the war in Ukraine has been for Russia, the Kremlin does not see it as superseding its Middle East ambitions.
    Nicole Grajewski, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In August, Google lost the biggest antitrust trial in decades after a federal judge ruled that Google monopolized the online search engine market.
    Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The Justice Department filed another suit against Google over its dominance in the advertising technology space and sued Apple for allegedly monopolizing the smartphone market.
    Julia Shapero, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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  • Sanders possesses the requisite traits to be a solid starter.
    Gavino Borquez, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The film was way ahead of its time with Fox as a demon possessed it girl, seducing and devouring mainly men.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • There have been five games this season where a team allowed at least 500 yards and 40 points, the Bengals have two of them.
    Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
  • These Koolaburra shoes have a soft faux fur lining and suede upper, perfect for wearing around the house.
    Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024

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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew%20up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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