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sew

[soh] / soʊ /
VERB
prepare fabric for clothing, covering
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Listening to music rushes her work because she is tempted to sculpt or sew or cook to the beat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

There were only so many T-shirts his 700 workers could sew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

When I was a child, I loved sewing and you have no fear as a child and you just sew anything.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

Students could hold CPR teach-ins to protest cuts to lifesaving medical research and tariff teach-ins to instruct individuals how to sew, cook and repair household goods.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2025

I would stitch them beautiful dresses, but I also taught them to sew.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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