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Recent Examples of sew up
Mounting Carefully pull the skin over the form and sew up the open incision.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sew up
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The relatively favorable costs for food consumed at home were primarily due to flat or falling prices for fruit, vegetables, dairy products, cereals, and bakery products.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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However, given the high calories and fat in cheese, experts recommend consuming the dairy product in moderation.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
15 Jan. 2025
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That suit, filed in federal court in Pennsylvania, says the opponents tried to scuttle the sale in order to monopolize the domestic steel market.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2025
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The picks are then expected to monopolize the Senate's schedule.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Now, he’s finally possessed by Paimon, who had been within Charlie all along.—
Erica Marrison,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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And on the other hand, in a world where most of their top arms remain healthy and effective, the Dodgers could possess one of the most imposing starting pitching staffs in recent memory.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Results among the full sample have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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With spring training opening in 2 1/2 weeks, the Rays have only two other lefty relievers, Garrett Cleavinger and Mason Montgomery, on their 40-man roster.—
Marc Topkin,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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