1
as in flows
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
the wind swept across the plain without respite
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2
as in curves
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 confines
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 sweeps
Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
1 July 2026
Right now, that faith is shaking as a wave of cruelty sweeps through our communities.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Its wick-away fabric dries quickly when splashed and sweeps sweat away from skin.
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Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
That may change over the weekend, however, as a thicker plume of Saharan dust sweeps in across South Florida.
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Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Why The Wine World Already Knows Where the cold Humboldt current sweeps down from Alaska and meets warmer water from Mexico, two systems collide off Point Conception, keeping the Pacific perpetually cold — rarely above 52 degrees.
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Michelle Williams,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
As a deadly heat wave sweeps across parts of Europe with record-breaking temperatures, how are things looking stateside in Pittsburgh?
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Finch Walker,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
In the 38th minute, not far short of the halfway line, Messi turns away from Alaba and spreads the ball infield to Thiago Almada, who sweeps it on to Facundo Medina on the left.
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Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
As World Cup fever sweeps Mexico City, one of the tournament’s biggest fan favorites isn’t a player, coach or official mascot.
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Fernanda Pesce,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
During my visit, sweeps of yellow yamabuki flowers and white azaleas rose high around the neat dark wood structures.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
Imagine a bustling campground manager relying on a single cart for morning check-ins, heavy supply runs, and midnight security sweeps.
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Malana Vantyler,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Routinely vacuuming and doing quick sweeps with your wet mop can help tide you over until the kids are back in school or your house becomes a little less of a thoroughfare.
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Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
There were sweeps and reverse sweeps, pulls and cuts.
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Hector Vickers,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
While his previous two starts helped the Giants avoid sweeps to the Nationals and Cubs, their offense wimpered.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Immigration sweeps hit some car washes repeatedly, as many as three or four times, during what is typically the industry’s peak season.
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Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Twenty-nine of its 32 victories this season are sweeps.
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Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
10 June 2026
Verb
The company has since changed how Location History works, moving much of that data onto users’ devices by default, a shift that could make Google-style geofence sweeps far harder to run.
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Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
1 July 2026
Right now, that faith is shaking as a wave of cruelty sweeps through our communities.
—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Its wick-away fabric dries quickly when splashed and sweeps sweat away from skin.
—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
That may change over the weekend, however, as a thicker plume of Saharan dust sweeps in across South Florida.
—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Why The Wine World Already Knows Where the cold Humboldt current sweeps down from Alaska and meets warmer water from Mexico, two systems collide off Point Conception, keeping the Pacific perpetually cold — rarely above 52 degrees.
—
Michelle Williams,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
As a deadly heat wave sweeps across parts of Europe with record-breaking temperatures, how are things looking stateside in Pittsburgh?
—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
In the 38th minute, not far short of the halfway line, Messi turns away from Alaba and spreads the ball infield to Thiago Almada, who sweeps it on to Facundo Medina on the left.
—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
As World Cup fever sweeps Mexico City, one of the tournament’s biggest fan favorites isn’t a player, coach or official mascot.
—
Fernanda Pesce,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Noun
Growers are refining canopy architecture to shield fruit from the sun and reviewing harvest dates plot by plot, with multiple sweeps now standard.
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Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
During my visit, sweeps of yellow yamabuki flowers and white azaleas rose high around the neat dark wood structures.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
Imagine a bustling campground manager relying on a single cart for morning check-ins, heavy supply runs, and midnight security sweeps.
—
Malana Vantyler,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Routinely vacuuming and doing quick sweeps with your wet mop can help tide you over until the kids are back in school or your house becomes a little less of a thoroughfare.
—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
There were sweeps and reverse sweeps, pulls and cuts.
—
Hector Vickers,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
While his previous two starts helped the Giants avoid sweeps to the Nationals and Cubs, their offense wimpered.
—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Immigration sweeps hit some car washes repeatedly, as many as three or four times, during what is typically the industry’s peak season.
—
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Twenty-nine of its 32 victories this season are sweeps.
—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweeps
Verb
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The Composer ties together all aspects of the factory (machines, conveyors, sensors, and logistics flows) into a unified simulation.
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To balance the market next year, flows through the strait need only recover to 65% of their pre-conflict level.
Verb
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Tumon Bay, the island’s main resort district, curves in a sweep of gorgeous waters backed by limestone cliffs and a skyline of hotels that reflect Guam’s long‑standing popularity with Japanese and Korean travelers.
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Phoebe Philo’s version, a backless white tank with a dramatic ruffle that curves across the waist and up the shoulder blades transforms the silhouette into an avant-garde sculpture.
Noun
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Avian scopes are typically below 20, and so are the scopes for fishes.
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Permissions are increasingly derived at runtime from natural-language intent in ways that OAuth scopes were never designed to govern.
Verb
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For fireworks, this means that visibility Friday along the coast could be impaired as the marine layer drifts in and out, but visibility will generally be much better Saturday, especially just a few miles inland.
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Confrontation, feedback, accountability, the naming of a difficult dynamic, all of it drifts upward to the person in charge.
Noun
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What if Baahubali dies and has to go through the 14 realms of the afterlife in Indian mythology?
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The new wrinkle is that the big platforms want to draft off what makes top creators successful in their digital-native realms.
Verb
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Between capitals, the ship glides through Austria’s wine country, with family winery visits and Melk Abbey structuring the scenic stretches.
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The body then glides over the top of the windshield and starts flipping through the air over the roof.
Noun
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This year, as the country celebrates the document that Adams and Jefferson helped create, American providentialism is still being championed in the highest reaches of government.
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Anglers may be pleased with the smallmouth bass population in the upper reaches of the river or the largemouth bass and catfish in the lower reaches.
Noun
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Shah adds that many women feel their best when ferritin levels are at least between 40 and 70 ng/ml for optimal energy and hair health, even if lab ranges suggest lower levels are ‘normal’.
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No other existing or planned telescope can observe through multiple ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum simultaneously on such short notice.
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