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clean sweep

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clean slate n.
conquest n.
landslide n.
triumph n.
victory n.

NOUN

clean slate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fresh start

WEAK

clean hands clear conscience new beginning square one tabula rasa

NOUN

conquest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annexation invasion occupation rout subjugation takeover

STRONG

acquisition appropriation conquering coup discomfiture killing overthrow score splash subjection success triumph win

WEAK

big win defeating grand slam routing subdual vanquishment

Antonyms

STRONGEST

surrender

STRONG

failure forfeit loss

WEAK

yielding

NOUN

landslide

Synonyms

STRONG

advantage conquest defeat killing overthrow superiority sweep triumph win

WEAK

grand slam

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage failure forfeit loss

NOUN

triumph

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplishment coup feat gain grand slam success win

STRONG

ascendancy attainment conquest hit homer riot score sensation shoo-in splash surmounting takeover tour de force vanquishing

WEAK

big hit big win cinch feather in cap hole in one pushover smash hit sure bet sure thing the gold vanquishment walkover

Antonyms

STRONGEST

failure forfeit loss

WEAK

disaster

NOUN

victory

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achievement advantage defeat gain grand slam hit sweep triumph winning

STRONG

ascendancy bull's-eye conquest control destruction dominion killing laurels overthrow prize subjugation superiority supremacy upset

WEAK

defeating feather in cap hole in one mission accomplished the gold upper hand

Antonyms

STRONGEST

failure forfeit loss

STRONG

inferiority subservience weakness

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Aberdeen's Toni Shaw stopped an Australian clean sweep of medals in the women's S9 100m freestlye final to replicate the bronze of Birmingham four years ago.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Speaking after the final, Little reiterated his intention now was to try to claim a clean sweep of the PDC ranking titles in the calendar year - a feat never achieved before.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Surely someone would have carried the can if the away Ashes had been lost 5-0, a clean sweep avoided when England scraped a win in Melbourne.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Miles McBride scored 25 points and Jalen Brunson added 22 points to hand the Knicks a 4-0 series clean sweep.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

It will be one clean sweep, left to right.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

clean sweep

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