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as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
the wind swept across the plain without respite
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2
as in to curve
to turn away from a straight line or course
from this point the mountain range sweeps to the northeast and extends into the next state
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as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
Mrs. Griswold has been a teacher for so long that the sweep of her influence extends across three generations of the townspeople
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Recent Examples of sweep
Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
As remote work recedes and return-to-office mandates sweep across industries, those professional blazers and suits languishing in the back of your closet are due for a comeback.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Law Murray, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
This was the building, after all, where Kevin Young watched his former Phoenix Suns close out a sweep of the Nuggets on the Suns’ dream run to the NBA Finals in 2020-21, the first year of a tenure in the desert that molded him.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Oakland workers had collected roughly 175 individual items from about 40 sites but swept more than 200 camps in that time.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
As remote work recedes and return-to-office mandates sweep across industries, those professional blazers and suits languishing in the back of your closet are due for a comeback.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
The Thunder wound up coming back and got enough stops down the stretch to beat the Clippers 103-101, ending LA’s win streak at five games and completing a regular season series sweep.
—Law Murray, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
This was the building, after all, where Kevin Young watched his former Phoenix Suns close out a sweep of the Nuggets on the Suns’ dream run to the NBA Finals in 2020-21, the first year of a tenure in the desert that molded him.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweep
Verb
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These are grown men with a never-die mindset flowing through their veins.—
The Athletic College Basketball Staff,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Through two separate stories, the films reveal how an untraceable web of money from wealthy individuals and corporations representing business interests or religious agendas flows through nonprofits and super PACs (political action committees) to support candidates and political movements.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The most recent of the roadway fatalities took place about 7:45 a.m. Monday, when a westbound Ford SUV veered off a curving stretch of Gopher Canyon Road in Bonsall and crashed into a ditch near Valley of the King Road, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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The connection to contemporary art also informs the design of the bottle, which was inspired by the curving landforms of Charles Jencks’ Cells of Life at Jupiter Artland.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With shed space fitted out to complete two yachts ranging from 98-feet to 229-feet and surface area of around 60,000 square feet, the yard has huge scope for future superyacht construction.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Do Iranian artists find there is more scope for becoming a professional artist in the diaspora?—
Rebecca Ruth Gould,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But with the wind howling in Tuesday at Rate Field, left fielder Andrew Benintendi drifted over and made the catch.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Since then it’s drifted much farther away and has dimmed considerably.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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If all went according to plan, Isar's Spectrum rocket would have arced to the north from Andøya Spaceport in Norway and reached a polar orbit.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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One swipe of the club, the dimpled Titleist arcing through the air, hitting the green.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The gathering crowd was particularly entranced with the weighty, sculptural zipper pulls, which seemed to glide so much better than your standard-issue hardware.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2025
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Shiffrin glided through the course at Sun Valley with a large crowd cheering her through every gate.—
Pat Graham,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In all, Wall Street created and vaporized nearly $6 trillion in market capitalization in the span of 30 minutes, highlighting the extent of the jitters that are materializing across various sectors of the economy over the tariff policy and its rollout.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, the market had likely already factored in the potential positive outcome of the SEC case to some extent during the earlier sharp rally in XRP.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Our intent was not to brush concerns under the carpet but to identify solutions.—
Raul Handa,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Fluoride urine levels vary widely throughout the day depending on hydration level, diet, as well as factors like whether a person has just brushed their teeth or drank a cup of tea, says F. Perry Wilson, a physician and professor of public health and medicine at Yale University.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Sweep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweep. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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