Thesaurus results for SEWING UP

sewing up

verb

present participle of sew up

as in consuming

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 sewing up When running Skydance — a co-financing and producing partner on Paramount’s prime marquee franchises— Ellison spent more than a decade sewing up the film rights to the Activision video game. — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, Yuchen, who eventually abandoned his storm dress and pivoted to a tube top and miniskirt, was sewing up through the final minutes. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025

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That marks a decline from the 2002–2004 period, when 79% of Catholics reported consuming alcoholic beverages.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Adding the 11-tap receiver equalizer increased the rate to 200 Gb/s, with the modulator consuming 63 fJ per bit.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

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Florida law requires that a judge be admitted to the Florida Bar for at least five years before taking office (with no requirement for actual experience, just the fact of possessing a law license).

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
The prosecutions Seabright referred to were for Jaime Hector Ramirez, who is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and Tu Anh Tran, who is charged with possessing property stolen from interstate or foreign shipment.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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Three friends from Mexico had come close to monopolizing Hollywood’s highest directing honor.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
The payoff is that bulky, awkward items like pot lids and foil boxes stop monopolizing a shelf and become easy to grab.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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In addition to having space for free agents, the club will also likely protect a few prospects who are otherwise eligible for the Rule 5 Draft.

— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
The crows solved the task the same way primates do, using the same mathematical logic despite having a very different brain structure.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

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