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adjective

Definition of sweepingnext
as in broad
having considerable extent calls for sweeping changes in the way the nation manages security in its major ports

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sweeping

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verb

present participle of sweep
1
as in flowing
to move or proceed smoothly and readily the wind swept across the plain without respite

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2
as in curving
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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Recent Examples of sweeping
Adjective
The cases are filed against a backdrop of sweeping rollbacks of federal fair housing policy. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 Some worry that data centers will destroy rural Texas’ low cost of living and sully sunsets and sweeping views that stretch toward the horizon. — Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Verb
One imagines her sweeping through arched thresholds, the click-clack of heels echoing across the burnished parquet, or presiding over feasts at the baronial dining table. — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 The sequence opens with the faint crescent of Mars growing steadily larger before gliding over the planet’s sweeping ocher vistas. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sweeping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweeping
  1. broad
  2. flowing
  3. curving
  4. extensive
  5. drifting
  6. wide
  7. gliding
  8. deep
Adjective
  • Candidates running for the 5th District will have to represent a broad swath of urban, suburban and rural voters, including eastern Kansas City and places hours away such as Jefferson City, the state’s capital city.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • When the government raised fuel prices by 50% in 2019, nationwide protests quickly escalated into broader anti-government unrest and were met with a sweeping security crackdown and an internet blackout.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Definition of broad
Verb
  • The gripper works because loose coffee grounds behave much like a fluid, flowing around an object and filling gaps.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
  • With in-store transactions flowing directly to the API, campaign reporting becomes more accurate and AI from Meta can optimize ads based on cross-channel revenue, Lightspeed said.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
Definition of flowing
Verb
  • Winding along Prospect’s curving paths, there’s a sense that the outside world has fallen away.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, each middle finger is adorned with a curving calla lily.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 27 July 2026
Definition of curving
Adjective
  • Leading firms are actively recruiting professionals with extensive client-side experience to enhance service delivery.
    — Will Johnson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Burke’s lawyers sought to expose weaknesses in the prosecution’s case, questioning why investigators had not conducted more extensive testing, including DNA analysis, on certain items found in Burke’s home or on the exterior of his Tesla.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
Definition of extensive
Verb
  • Bertha is drifting slowly but is expected to move northwest tonight before tracking near or along the northern Gulf Coast over the next several days.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • Griezmann operated as a central attacker in a front three alongside Angulo and Ojeda, frequently drifting into deeper positions to collect the ball and turn play forward.
    — Scott Turick, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026
Definition of drifting
Adjective
  • Protesters blame Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and demand his resignation, but the demonstrations have since expanded into a wider anger over government accountability, spreading to other cities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Demonstrators have clashed this week with police officers, whose tactics have further fueled youth anger and drawn wider support for the protest movement.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of wide
Verb
  • Videos online showed buses easily gliding through emptied lanes.
    — John Surico, Curbed, 24 July 2026
  • At Waa Kiakahi, guests are taken out on much easier, gentler rides just offshore from the beach to get a feel for gliding in a canoe.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of gliding
Adjective
  • Both areas have deep sediment soil that sit atop alluvial valleys.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Even a deep black pencil can feel softer and more natural because the pigment doesn’t sit as sharply on top of the skin.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
Definition of deep

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“Sweeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweeping. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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