: a long-handled wide brush that is designed to be pushed and is used for sweeping
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Then clear larger leaves and debris with a rake and push broom.—Kara McGinley, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025 An older African American painter Ed Clark (1926-2019) had pioneered this gambit earlier by painting with a janitor’s push broom.—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 This push broom is perfect for sweeping up any kind of debris and has strong, durable bristles.—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025 Dip a push broom into the solution, then scrub the patio.—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025 The 12 in-house gardeners focused on exterior cleanup, using chainsaws and rakes to clear fallen trees and large branches before turning to push brooms to clean smaller debris.—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025 The track of a push broom on the floor has shaped a tiny dune of shattered glass mottled with flakes of lead paint and bird droppings.—Stuart Dybek, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2023 Scrub it using a push broom or soft-bristle mop.—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2022 The officer found a push broom and started using it untangle the leash from the shrub.—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2021
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