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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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.
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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
The tourist, who was visiting from Southeast Asia, was then caught up in a rip and was swept out to sea, per the outlet.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
While Vosk’s sassier Cee Cee holds her own in the churn, Barrett, also a fine singer but trapped in the straight-and-narrow part (with sadder wigs), gets swept out to sea.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
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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
The tourist, who was visiting from Southeast Asia, was then caught up in a rip and was swept out to sea, per the outlet.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
While Vosk’s sassier Cee Cee holds her own in the churn, Barrett, also a fine singer but trapped in the straight-and-narrow part (with sadder wigs), gets swept out to sea.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Sweep out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20out. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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