sweep away
phrasal verb
swept away; sweeping away; sweeps away
: to destroy or remove (something) completely
Floods swept away several houses.
His performance today swept away any doubts about his ability to play.
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Twenty-four people were rescued from two homes that had been swept away in Kwigillingok.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The chalk at the back of the batter’s box of Game 5 of the National League Division Series had long been swept away over the previous five innings of play.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Getting swept away in the echo chamber — mistaking group hype for true alignment, or chasing ideals without grounding them.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
The Nikumaroro theory suggests that Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, landed on the island’s reef before their plane was swept away.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The chalk at the back of the batter’s box of Game 5 of the National League Division Series had long been swept away over the previous five innings of play.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Getting swept away in the echo chamber — mistaking group hype for true alignment, or chasing ideals without grounding them.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
The Nikumaroro theory suggests that Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, landed on the island’s reef before their plane was swept away.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sweep away
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“Sweep away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20away. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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