sweep out
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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The Lakers plan to hire two assistant general managers, Rob Pelinka, the team’s president of basketball operations and general manager, said in a season-ending news conference Tuesday after the Lakers were swept out of the Western Conference semifinals by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Transmission to people generally happens when virus-laden rodent excreta gets stirred up in dust and inhaled—for example, a person sweeping out a shed or garage with a rodent infestation without a mask.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
But out beyond the final large, massive body that forms — the last one to sweep out all the other objects that share its orbit — are a large number of mostly icy bodies of various masses.
—Big Think, 30 Apr. 2026
After getting swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder, Devin Booker and his future with the Phoenix Suns became a national talking point in recent days.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Transmission to people generally happens when virus-laden rodent excreta gets stirred up in dust and inhaled—for example, a person sweeping out a shed or garage with a rodent infestation without a mask.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
But out beyond the final large, massive body that forms — the last one to sweep out all the other objects that share its orbit — are a large number of mostly icy bodies of various masses.
—Big Think, 30 Apr. 2026
After getting swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder, Devin Booker and his future with the Phoenix Suns became a national talking point in recent days.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Sweep out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20out. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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