as in to stitch
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches
luckily, I was able to sew the tear so skillfully that my pants looked as good as new
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Recent Examples of sew
Dorothy Werner, daughter of Mrs. Harold Werner of Forest City, sewed through a finger one day last week while operating a sewing machine.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Most of them are tailored by his stylist Brian Lunsford, who told ESPN that the secret to Smith’s slim cut fit is a secret zipper sewn into the leg.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
The individual found a spot on the bear’s back that had recently been sewn before the GPS device was removed, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
Elements of the rain jackets were also glued together, rather than sewn, so that rain doesn’t seep through.
—Devorah Lauter, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Sew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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