sweep out
phrasal verb
swept out; sweeping out; sweeps out
1
: to remove dust, dirt, etc., from (something) by using a broom or brush
Please sweep out the room when you're done working.
2
: to push, carry, or lift (someone or something) with great force
The debris was swept out to sea by the tide.
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In the early Cretaceous, while the region was a oceanic basin, large amount of tree resin was rapidly swept out from a nearby coast to the open ocean by the backwash from one or more tsunamis.
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Sucker-punched by surprise storms and kayoed by hurricanes, it has been swamped, splintered and even swept out to sea on nearly a dozen occasions — always to rise from the sand for that next bout with nature.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
For a second straight season, the Orioles were swept out of the playoffs in their first series.
—Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
After the Heat was swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers in late April, Butler and the Golden State Warriors were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves, 4-1, in the second round of the playoffs.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Sucker-punched by surprise storms and kayoed by hurricanes, it has been swamped, splintered and even swept out to sea on nearly a dozen occasions — always to rise from the sand for that next bout with nature.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
For a second straight season, the Orioles were swept out of the playoffs in their first series.
—Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
After the Heat was swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers in late April, Butler and the Golden State Warriors were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves, 4-1, in the second round of the playoffs.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
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“Sweep out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20out. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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