sweepingly

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Recent Examples of sweepingly That’s a fitting title in a sense, given that Faouzia’s brand of emotional, anthemic pop music comes across as so sweepingly cinematic. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 Even more sweepingly, slavery itself must end, everywhere, immediately, and forever. Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweepingly
Adverb
  • Ukraine has been systematically bombing some of those refineries, severely curtailing the global supply of diesel fuel.
    Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Apple, Garmin and Samsung all systematically overestimated caloric expenditure.
    Jason Kostrna, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • And thoroughly mixed across space before accreting into meteorites.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Kelce said lovingly before shouting out how quickly and thoroughly Swift picked up all there is to know about his sport.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • First ring, first row of the Koch Theater is widely considered to have the best seats in the house.
    Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers have found evidence that ancient humans chewed on betel nuts, a stimulant still widely used today.
    Devika Rao, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Sweepingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweepingly. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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