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sweep

noun as in range, extent

noun as in movement

verb as in brush off, away

verb as in fly, glide

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“Tropicoqueta” is an adoring, comprehensive sweep through the generations of Latin music that made her.

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The expansive dwelling comes with eight bedrooms, several bathrooms, a resort-style pool, a cabana, a terrace with sweeping views of the hills, and a separate guesthouse.

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Occasionally, a long-lost sense of gravity will emerge for a sweeping moment of gravitas.

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On either side, men bent at the waist, clearing fruit with one quick sweep of the knife and moving on to the next.

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The Springboks completed an autumn clean sweep by going on the rampage in Cardiff to score 11 tries in a 73-0 win.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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