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sew

[soh] / soʊ /
VERB
prepare fabric for clothing, covering
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There were only so many T-shirts his 700 workers could sew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 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

As well as the funding, the group has relied on a number of local volunteers who meet monthly to sew curtains and fill draft excluders.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

It was initially her grandmother who taught Hurtado to sew, as it was a skill most Venezuelan girls acquired during childhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

“What happened to your dress, Benvenida? I will have to teach you how to sew a hem properly.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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