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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
An elevator swept me up to the higher floors where the lobby sits next to the hotel’s all-day restaurant Lakorn.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Both teams are in the field after each swept to Western Athletic Conference titles Saturday in Las Vegas, putting themselves into the history books as the final champions of that 64-year-old conference.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
The camera swept in and among the writhing bodies in a rollicking, kinetic performance.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
In recent years, the broader matcha craze has swept much of the Western world—despite the powdered tea being a cornerstone of Japanese culture for centuries—with demand climbing so high that shortages and rising prices have followed.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
These vacuums swept us off our feet.
—Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
The Checkers swept the Islanders, 2-0, with goals from Jack Studnicka and a late score in the third period from Tobias Bjornfot with 30 seconds left on the clock.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
Michael Harris was skiing at Stevens Pass, a resort an hour and a half east of Seattle, on February 26, when an avalanche swept him away.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 9 Mar. 2026
Fragment-sequences in time swept toward a place before history, before chronology, where everything that ever-happened fades, where past present and future exist all at once in the sea of African time.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Both teams are in the field after each swept to Western Athletic Conference titles Saturday in Las Vegas, putting themselves into the history books as the final champions of that 64-year-old conference.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
The camera swept in and among the writhing bodies in a rollicking, kinetic performance.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
In recent years, the broader matcha craze has swept much of the Western world—despite the powdered tea being a cornerstone of Japanese culture for centuries—with demand climbing so high that shortages and rising prices have followed.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
These vacuums swept us off our feet.
—Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
The Checkers swept the Islanders, 2-0, with goals from Jack Studnicka and a late score in the third period from Tobias Bjornfot with 30 seconds left on the clock.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
Michael Harris was skiing at Stevens Pass, a resort an hour and a half east of Seattle, on February 26, when an avalanche swept him away.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 9 Mar. 2026
Fragment-sequences in time swept toward a place before history, before chronology, where everything that ever-happened fades, where past present and future exist all at once in the sea of African time.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swept
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Great gameplan from a great coach, nice adjustments throughout, and the offense flowed so nicely all night.—
American-Statesman staff,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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In Lahaina, where more than 100 people died in a 2023 fire, debris flowed down burn scars and onto the streets, one resident said.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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Raúl was solid, his hands meaty and strong, his fingernails curved and trimmed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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The rink was a unique part of history, Kathy said, one of the world’s last remaining rotunda rinks, where the wooden planks on the ground are curved.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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Using magnetic traces from ancient pieces of Earth’s crust, researchers found that a chunk of what is now Western Australia drifted toward the magnetic north pole over a few million years, as part of South Africa remained stationary.—
Marissa Grunes,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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Rank-and-file traders—dismissed by OGs as tourists—either panic-sold, drifted toward shinier obsessions like AI and prediction markets, or quietly shed the identity of crypto bro altogether.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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The mother of three – who published a children’s book on grief after her husband’s death – bowed her head when the guilty verdict was read aloud in court.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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Tie-top curtains attach to the rod with fabric ties that are knotted or bowed at the top, giving them a relaxed, decorative look.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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The ball fell to Ludmila, who evaded her defender and fired a shot toward goal, but the attempt sailed upward.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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His 7-wood sailed into the water right of the green on the par-5 11th.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Kyle Larson and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five in qualifying.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Coronato rounded out the scoring 31 seconds later with a top-shelf shot while on a breakaway.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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After logging his biggest hit of the tournament, pulling a changeup into the gap in left-center field, Eugenio Suarez glided into second base and raised his arms high in the air as his Venezuela teammates emptied from the dugout to celebrate at home plate.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Mixing never felt like a chore because the beaters glided so easily around the bowl.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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No outside agencies or businesses will be able to directly hire off-duty police officers through the scheduling platform RollKall after police say a man impersonating law enforcement and killed by SWAT officers earlier this month slipped through the cracks.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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In a September Gallup poll, support had slipped to 47%, with another 47% calling such research morally wrong.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Swept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swept. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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