swept
Example Sentences
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A man in his 60s died in the southeast on Wednesday after being swept away by the current while attempting to drive across a flooded area.
From Barron's
The selloff in software-as-a-service stocks also swept up several AI giants Wednesday, weighing down their shares.
The U.S. record for most medals in figure skating at a single Olympics is five from 1956, when the U.S. swept the podium for the men’s singles competition.
From Los Angeles Times
The furniture was old, and the paint was faded and dirty in places, but the compound was swept, and the house was neat on the inside.
From Literature
As investor worries about new AI capabilities swept through other sectors, shares of companies that develop, license and even invest in code and systems were hit, wiping out $300 billion in market value.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
