SWEEPINGLY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

sweepingly

adverb

as in systematically

with attention to all aspects or details in a bold move, the secretary of the treasury sweepingly transformed the nation's banking system

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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

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Given a candidate for universal operations, this program systematically explores all possibilities to express the 36 elementary functions, numbers and important constants.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
The opinion also cited the National Voter Registration Act, which bars states from systematically removing ineligible voters within 90 days of a federal election.

— Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

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In 2015 Duda was reportedly chosen by Jarosław Kaczyński, Poland’s former prime minister, who founded the Law and Justice Party and is widely regarded as one of the most powerful figures in Polish politics, to run for the presidency.

— Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Nov. 2026
Atkins, Saunderson, and May are widely credited as the architects of Detroit techno, fusing elements of early Chicago house with the electronic music being made by groups like Kraftwerk and Yellow Magic Orchestra.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026

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