sweeping

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/ˈswiːpɪŋ/

adj 3noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

all, close, done, economic, nationwide, needed, under, unflattering

VERB + SWEEPING

am, bring, calling, clearing, loves, making, party, resumed

SWEEPING + NOUN

balcony, capitol, country, floor, garage, generalizations, hill, i'll

PREP.

about, across, around, in, in, with, without

ADV.

moreover

Definitions

noun

An instance of sweeping.

The sidewalk needed a sweeping every morning.

The activity of sweeping.

Sweeping took all morning.

The sidewalk needed sweeping every morning.

adj

Wide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things.

The government will bring in sweeping changes to the income tax system.

He loves making sweeping statements without the slightest evidence.

Completely overwhelming.

He claimed a sweeping victory.

Moving in a continuous motion, rather than by intermittent jumps. (For example, the second hand on a clock face may move either in the sweeping manner or in the ticking manner.)

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Synonyms

adjective — ignoring distinctions

wholesale

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The sidewalk needed a sweeping every morning.

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Sweeping took all morning.

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The sidewalk needed sweeping every morning.

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The government will bring in sweeping changes to the income tax system.

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He loves making sweeping statements without the slightest evidence.

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We steamed easily across the first part of the Tay Bridge, and then after passing over the long spans in mid-stream we coasted smoothly down the 1 in 114 gradient, and around the sweeping curve throug

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