sews up

verb

present tense third-person singular of sew up
as in consumes
to have complete control over sewed up the available openings so that no one else had a chance to play golf

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  1. consumes
  2. possesses
  3. has
  4. monopolizes
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  • Every prompt, retrieval, reasoning step and autonomous agent action consumes tokens that translate directly into cost.
    — Daniel Fallmann, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Naseej estimates that the UAE consumes roughly 500 million textile items annually and generates about 220,000 metric tons of textile waste, 88 percent of which ends up in landfill.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of consumes
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  • Ahn said earlier in the day that North Korea possesses between 80 and 120 nuclear warheads.
    — Joyce Lee, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • This one may seem like every gummy in the bag was consumed, but Saquon Barkley possesses significant boom/bust appeal.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of possesses
Verb
  • Bristol Myers Squibb, or BMS, has a program to make its drugs available in lower-income countries.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Historically, the ruling party in Nigeria's presidential elections usually has a higher chance of winning when the race features more than one prominent opposition candidate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of has
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  • The country also monopolizes global graphite, gallium mining production, and battery-grade material.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • But that’s exactly how unlimited campaign spending monopolizes our politics.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of monopolizes
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