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sew

[soh] / soʊ /
VERB
prepare fabric for clothing, covering
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She said she used to purchase fabrics from the luxury department store Liberty London and her mother-in-law bought her a sewing machine and encouraged her to sew.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Others simply mocked the assertion that a new ballroom would sew up the president’s apparent security concerns.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

In the weeks after Muir reopened, Scrabeck brought out art supplies and encouraged students to draw, sew or simply make something small — like a Valentine’s Day card.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

Big players aim to sew up longer-term relationships with bundled policies, to be less vulnerable to pure price-shopping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

She looks over my shoulder, watches me sew for a bit.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson




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