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swept
verb as in brush off, away
Example Sentences
"Everyone will get help to rebuild their homes," she told those whose houses had been swept away or made uninhabitable.
And the Brewers did that because they swept the season series from the Dodgers — a sweep in Milwaukee right before the All-Star break, then a sweep in L.A.
Just before Candy’s fifth birthday, his father died of complications with heart disease, a sudden event that was largely swept under the rug by Candy’s family during his childhood.
The Dodgers learned this first-hand this year, when they were twice swept by Milwaukee in July.
"It could be anyone" swept up in the raids, she told AFP.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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