Thesaurus results for SEWED UP

sewed up

verb

past tense of sew up

as in consumed

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 sewed up California sewed up 2nd place, amazingly, in the group with a win over the plucky Miami team. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Since Sweets didn't have any severe internal injuries, the dog's vets treated her and sewed up her wounds within several hours, and only needed to keep her under observation for one night. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026 The Phillies’ loss on Saturday sewed up the top seed for the Brewers entering the postseason. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025

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For months the saga consumed nearly all the media coverage in the Maine race, turning Collins, the five-term incumbent, into an afterthought.

— Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026
For over a month, the country has been consumed by protests that erupted into widespread riots last weekend.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of consumed

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South Florida monopolized the jackpot luck in Thursday’s lone major money Florida Lottery draw game.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Hannah-Jones recounts how assignments went ungraded and disruptive students monopolized the attention of teachers—on the rare occasions those teachers weren’t absent.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of monopolized

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Eugene Horsch and an unidentified woman were arrested days prior to the search, and authorities said Horsch possessed a pair of guns and a fake DEA badge.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
If the state possessed information that complicated the explanation for why those changes were necessary, homeowners have a legitimate interest in seeing it.

— Matthew T. Christ, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of possessed

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Drew Doughty had a goal and two assists, and Artemi Panarin added a power-play goal and an assist as the Kings beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Monday night.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
When presented with the findings, the Republican National Committee said the party hasn’t had enough time to fix the affordability crisis inherited from Democratic leadership.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of had

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The finance director, who owned the home for 21 years, initially put the house on the market in April 2025 for $750,000.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Nowhere is this audience fragmentation clearer than in tech media, which is increasingly dominated by largely sycophantic media outlets owned by the decisionmakers themselves.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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