1
as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
the wind swept across the plain without respite
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as in curved
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 swept
The wildfire that swept through Chinese Camp, dubbed the 6-5 Fire, had grown to 6,984 acres as of Thursday and was 0% contained, according to Cal Fire.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Released in 2004, the film follows Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, who finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Despite the Padres getting swept at home by the last-place Baltimore Orioles and losing eight of their last 10 games, the Dodgers will need to avoid another loss Thursday to increase their lead by even one game in that stretch.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Progress was interrupted in August when severe floods swept much of the city.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Hurricane Idalia swept across northern Florida in late August 2023.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The Oscar-winning director swept into Venice, Italy on Tuesday to unveil her first movie in eight years in competition at the world’s oldest film festival.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Alarmed parents and overwhelmed school officials ultimately recruited authorities for help, and an investigation soon swept through the student body.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Boston returned the favor and swept all four games in Baltimore’s home park.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Released in 2004, the film follows Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, who finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Despite the Padres getting swept at home by the last-place Baltimore Orioles and losing eight of their last 10 games, the Dodgers will need to avoid another loss Thursday to increase their lead by even one game in that stretch.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Progress was interrupted in August when severe floods swept much of the city.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Hurricane Idalia swept across northern Florida in late August 2023.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The Oscar-winning director swept into Venice, Italy on Tuesday to unveil her first movie in eight years in competition at the world’s oldest film festival.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Alarmed parents and overwhelmed school officials ultimately recruited authorities for help, and an investigation soon swept through the student body.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Boston returned the favor and swept all four games in Baltimore’s home park.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swept
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Gas flow also affects stellar initial masses In another study, published in July 2025, astrophysicist Ke-Jung Chen led a research group at the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics using a detailed computer simulation that modeled how gas in the early universe may have flowed.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Waterfalls of tequila flowed from enough bottles to lose count, including those in Aguayo’s group.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bathrooms are also curved, with an abundance of wood and dark-green tile.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
27 Aug. 2025
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The skull vault curved like that of Homo sapiens.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Aug. 2025
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Our mutual social contacts have drifted away.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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The small vessel drifted away into the current of the Thames.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The film bowed at Cannes Critics’ Week this year and won the Grand Prize.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Hisahito bowed deeply and thanked the Emperor for the crown and his parents for hosting the ceremony and pledged to fulfil his responsibility as a royal member.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
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After leaving Tokyo, the aircraft carrier sailed north and was spotted transiting the Tsugaru Strait on Friday from the Pacific Ocean toward the Sea of Japan.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The game took an ugly turn for the Angels in the sixth, when reliever Brock Burke sailed a throw six feet over first baseman Oswald Peraza’s head on Thomas’s inning-opening comebacker, an error that led to an unearned run and a 9-1 A’s lead.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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Amazon Data Services rounded out the top 11 list with an increase of 102 approvals, from 441 to 543 year-over-year.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The feature set is rounded out by a low-latency gaming mode, which provides 1ms input lag, a 240Hz refresh rate, and VRR, alongside 24W Harman/Kardon drivers for audio.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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With a garland of white flowers in front of him, a lone rower kneeling in a wooden canoe glided toward the DuSable Bridge docks.—
William Tong,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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Wearing a green track jacket and pearls, Billie Jean King glided out from behind the bar.—
Emily Bloch,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
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Over time, as refrigerators became commonplace, butter dishes slipped into the background.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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By day’s end, the team has caught seven Asian swamp eels and documented the presence of many more that slipped through their nets.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Swept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swept. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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