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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Last week, a 13-year-old boy swam for hours to shore to get help for his mother and siblings after the family was swept out to sea.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
While being swept out of the castle, Arocho insisted to his fellow Faithfuls that Rinna gave him a kiss of death.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
There will come a day, a few years from now, when this building has been swept out and mopped again, when all the role players involved in this coaching search will also be eager to share what really happened over the last three weeks.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
After appearing in 12 games, largely as a reserve guard, Harkey was one of the kids from CU’s 2022 recruiting class swept out in the great Deion Sanders roster purge during the spring of 2023.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
While being swept out of the castle, Arocho insisted to his fellow Faithfuls that Rinna gave him a kiss of death.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
There will come a day, a few years from now, when this building has been swept out and mopped again, when all the role players involved in this coaching search will also be eager to share what really happened over the last three weeks.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
After appearing in 12 games, largely as a reserve guard, Harkey was one of the kids from CU’s 2022 recruiting class swept out in the great Deion Sanders roster purge during the spring of 2023.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Sweep out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20out. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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