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Recent Examples of sew up
The Brewers have been just as adept at run prevention while all but sewing up the NL Central.
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
After a wild Oscar season, the 97th Academy Awards are now just days away—and while a handful of races are all sewn up, others feel entirely up in the air.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
And who should win By David Sims With last year’s slow-roll Oppenheimer sweep, the leading Oscar contenders seemed to have sewn up their wins long before the ceremony began.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
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.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
After a wild Oscar season, the 97th Academy Awards are now just days away—and while a handful of races are all sewn up, others feel entirely up in the air.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
And who should win By David Sims With last year’s slow-roll Oppenheimer sweep, the leading Oscar contenders seemed to have sewn up their wins long before the ceremony began.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
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.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sew up
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Endless arguments could consume tons of precious computing cycles.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Recipes for everything from ceviche mixto with popcorn (!) to flan to sweet plantains are sure to delight, and the book’s chatty, convivial tone is likely to linger in your mind long after the meal has been consumed and the dreaded dinner dishes are done.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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Even so, in her exercise books Constance had listed details concerning the kind of boy who might monopolize her affections.—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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In April 2025, in a separate DOJ antitrust prosecution of Google, federal district court Judge Leonie Brinkema held that Google had illegally monopolized open-web advertising markets.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The countries each possess about 170 nuclear weapons, according to the think-tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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In addition to their easily identifiable personas, these faces must possess genuine leadership qualities and backgrounds to guide the movement in the right direction.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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At 18, Neave already has a League Cup winners’ medal, despite having yet to make a first-team appearance.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Prospective candidates had until May 30 to submit their applications.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew%20up. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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