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Recent Examples of sew
These tops are often sewn with ruffles, bows and sheer layers to create a regency-style look.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
The seams are sewn flat to avoid chafing and the multi-layered seat padding was firm enough to reduce pressure on the sit bones, yet soft enough to have unrestricted movement in the legs.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2025
The vintage dress, which evoked ’90s Versace, featured a stunning bustier bodice with tiny gems sewn throughout.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 20 June 2025
Weezie towels have a hanging loop sewn into the piping to help aid the drying experience, says Eichholz, but for towels that don’t have a loop, hanging to dry is still best.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
The seams are sewn flat to avoid chafing and the multi-layered seat padding was firm enough to reduce pressure on the sit bones, yet soft enough to have unrestricted movement in the legs.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2025
The vintage dress, which evoked ’90s Versace, featured a stunning bustier bodice with tiny gems sewn throughout.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 20 June 2025
Weezie towels have a hanging loop sewn into the piping to help aid the drying experience, says Eichholz, but for towels that don’t have a loop, hanging to dry is still best.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sew
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The two key advances were use of surgical microscopy and development of monofilament suture capable of stitching incredibly tiny blood vessels.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Terms of en-deal-ment Vietnamese garment factory workers stitch apparel at a factory in Ho Chi Minh City on April 3, 2025, after US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs on trading partners.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
3 July 2025
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And while the importance of the visual outcome is obvious — achieving undetectable incisions via adept suturing — the aptitude of the practitioner’s craft determines the effect the patient didn’t think enough about in advance: loss, or not, of feeling.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
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The story is so bold, the actors deliver top notch performances, and the director sutures you to the screen.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 May 2025
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“Sew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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