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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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For example, in 2024, China supplied 70 percent of all lithium-ion batteries consumed in the U.S.—
Elena Bou,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Soy is a common allergen, and thus the undeclared ingredient could pose a risk to those with a soy allergy who consume the product.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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India’s remaining Muslims protected themselves by forging an alliance with the Congress Party—Gandhi and Nehru’s group, which monopolized national politics for fifty years.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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On Monday, Google will square off against the Justice Department and dozens of state attorneys general in a Washington court room over what changes the judge will order to prevent the company from monopolizing the online search market.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 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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Billy has had an illustrious career over the years.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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As symbols of Floyd’s place in history have faded, so too have hopes for federal police reform, commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion and American optimism about the future of racial justice.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew%20up. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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