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 Mounting Carefully pull the skin over the form and sew up the open incision. Beka Garris, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2024 Simone Biles sewed up the Americans’ gold medal with her floor routine. Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 30 July 2024 Harris sewed up Biden’s delegates and started her campaign. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for sew up 
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Verb
  • By Sunday, the flames had consumed over 28,000 acres across the Baja California peninsula.
    Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Just remember that staying engaged and aware of the type of ASMR content children consume is key to ensuring a safe and positive experience, stresses Dr. Adusei.
    Holly Garcia, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The racing teams argue that NASCAR's charter agreements are designed to monopolize the sport, benefiting a few while suppressing fair competition.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • This follows an August ruling by a federal judge that found Google violated antitrust laws by monopolizing the online search engine market and pushing out competitors such as DuckDuckGo and Microsoft’s (MSFT-1.18%) Bing.
    Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Now, he’s finally possessed by Paimon, who had been within Charlie all along.
    Erica Marrison, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
  • However, none possessed a singular foil who could turn a game into the kind of event that Messi vs. Ronaldo was in La Liga, or that Messi vs. Mbappe at the World Cup.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Love Island, meanwhile, aired its sixth season last summer and has a number of spinoffs.
    Peter White, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
  • More than 300,000 people have a monthly membership, according to the company.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew%20up. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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