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Recent Examples of sew up
Disney has spent heavily on sports rights over the past few years, sewing up long-term deals with both the NFL and the NBA that cost tens of millions over the course of those contracts.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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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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The final form of the galaxy, despite the illustration here, is more likely to be a gas-rich, disk-possessing galaxy than the elliptical one shown, as only a small percentage of major mergers lead to a red-and-dead, gas-free elliptical final state.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Mar. 2025
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The study, on dog domestication, found that dogs possess two mutations of a gene known as melanocortin 2 receptor (MC2R), which is linked to the production of cortisol, a hormone released during moments of fear or anxiety.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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The play-in tournament means you are certified to have had a mediocre season, like Miami’s 37-45.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
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Seven additional people involved in the collision had minor injuries.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
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