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clean sweep

noun as in clean slate

noun as in landslide

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South Africa can also reach the final and winning both Tests against Sri Lanka and a clean sweep in two Tests against Pakistan in December and January will guarantee their place.

From BBC

But South Africa are world number one, the double world champions and the reigning Rugby Championship winners and wrapped up their first clean sweep of an autumn tour since 2013.

From BBC

Progressives didn’t win a clean sweep, but they emerged with an impressive scorecard, carrying seats in battlegrounds like Michigan and safely red states like Kentucky and Montana.

From Slate

That’s a compelling clean sweep that shores up the softer parts of the Democratic coalition while also improving Harris’s chances with suburban swing voters.

From Salon

England earned an unprecedented 3-0 clean sweep in Pakistan two years ago, then pulled off a record-breaking run-filled victory in the opening match of this series last week.

From BBC

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

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