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                    as in flows
                                                
              
          
                                                      to move or proceed smoothly and readily                                       
              
                             the wind swept across the plain without respite                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in curves
                                                
              
          
                                                      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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as in confines
                                      
              
          
                                                      an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends                                       
              
                             Mrs. Griswold has been a teacher for so long that the sweep of her influence extends across three generations of the townspeople                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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