sewn

variants or sewed
past participle of sew
as in stitched
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 sewn This progression has many upsides, with vintage being much better for the environment and also potentially not sewn by grossly underpaid (if not underage) laborers. Cazzie David, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2024 The movement quickly caught on, and the hashtag was used by athletes around the world, the UN, the Spanish government and even sewn onto the Seville men’s team shirts. Jamie Lang, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024 The breastbone is then sewn back together with small wires, and the muscles and skin on the chest wall are closed with sutures. Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024 This reporter never thought that their humble Colombian immigrant grandmother, who sewed garments in New York sweatshops, could have been three and four generations removed from slave owners. Edward Rueda, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024

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“Sewn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewn. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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