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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
Hernandez, a senior from Jurupa Valley High School, swept the postseason jumping events and defeated Crean Lutheran’s Reese Hogan in the high jump.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
The Mariners, swept by the Royals in a three-game series at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park at the start of the month, will be in Kansas City later this week.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
In the next round, the Knicks were swept by the Philadelphia 76ers, ending Willis Reed’s first season as coach.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The Padres swept the Mariners in Seattle to finish off a 4-2 road trip.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
The classic is an earnest moment or a logistical question getting swept upstream in a bunch of cum jokes.
—Kate Lavelle, Glamour, 18 May 2026
Carolina swept both its series, and has been off since a 3-2 overtime win over Philadelphia on May 9.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
The Yankees, meanwhile, lost their fourth straight game after getting swept in Milwaukee over the weekend.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 May 2026
And yet, some are overreacting after the second-place Bombers, who are 26-15 overall and had previously won 16-of-19, were swept by the Brewers over the weekend.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
The Mariners, swept by the Royals in a three-game series at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park at the start of the month, will be in Kansas City later this week.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
In the next round, the Knicks were swept by the Philadelphia 76ers, ending Willis Reed’s first season as coach.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The Padres swept the Mariners in Seattle to finish off a 4-2 road trip.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
The classic is an earnest moment or a logistical question getting swept upstream in a bunch of cum jokes.
—Kate Lavelle, Glamour, 18 May 2026
Carolina swept both its series, and has been off since a 3-2 overtime win over Philadelphia on May 9.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
The Yankees, meanwhile, lost their fourth straight game after getting swept in Milwaukee over the weekend.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 May 2026
And yet, some are overreacting after the second-place Bombers, who are 26-15 overall and had previously won 16-of-19, were swept by the Brewers over the weekend.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swept
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Fringe flowed from the sleeves and the dress’ skirt for a heavy effect that exuded the textural elements incorporated in Givenchy’s fall 2026 ready-to-wear showcase.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
17 May 2026
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Together, all of those developments deepened class and regional inequalities, as capital flowed away from workers in the industrial hinterland toward financial centers like New York.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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The heavier dust particles are pushed back by sunlight, forming a broad, often curved tail that reflects sunlight according to Swinburne University of Technology.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Video emerged online showing a red Ferrari shooting out of a tunnel along the highway at a high speed, slamming into a concrete barrier where the road curved and erupting into flames.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Any natural satellites of Psyche could’ve been ejected from the body by ancient impacts—or might’ve even been captured from deep space by chance encounters as the asteroid drifted through the solar system.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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The film stars Haddish, Regina Hall, Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith – the Flossy Posse – four longtime friends who have slowly drifted apart due to life’s demands.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Verb
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After landing her final move, Liu waved and bowed to each corner of the arena, leaving no section without attention.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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This was announcement comes exactly one year after Dogma 25 bowed at Cannes, with five Danish directors – May el-Toukhy, Milad Alami, Annika Berg, Isabella Eklöf and Jesper Just – announcing their projects.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Over the course of May 9 and 10, scientists at the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory worked around the clock to develop a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Andes hantavirus, which has sickened at least 10 and killed three people who sailed on board the MV Hondius.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
18 May 2026
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The ship then sailed for the port of Praia in Cape Verde, but was denied permission to dock.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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As Kelsey Luderer rounded third base and headed home Thursday after hitting a game-tying home run that ignited Sherman Oaks Notre Dame to a 6-3 Division 1 softball playoff win over Anaheim Canyon, she was greeted by every teammate at the plate.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Encompassing all 20 numbers from the latest album and not a single song that existed prior to it (rounded out to 22 with a quickie Nina Simone cover and a duet with Jay Som on their 2025 collab), the 95-minute set couldn’t have been less of a career retrospective.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The white objects sometimes streaked across the screen in less than a second, while others slowly glided through the air or were followed by the camera.—
Seung Min Kim,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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The white objects sometimes streaked across the screen in less than a second, while others slowly glided through the air or were followed by the camera.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The farmer then slipped into a coma and only came out of it a few weeks later, with doctors calling him a miracle, per the BBC.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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However, last season the singer quietly slipped into stadiums and attended every home game largely under the radar.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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“Swept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swept. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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