sweep
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They rallied from 22 points down with less than eight minutes left in regulation to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime in game one of their Eastern Conference finals sweep.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Instead, she hopes that the romance and fantasy will work on their own merit to sweep readers off their feet, conveying just how great it can feel to get lost in a great book.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
But rain was on the way, which would sweep massive amounts of sediment from the denuded hillsides into the water.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Brown has been designing these situations since long before he had the Knicks dreaming of a Finals sweep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
At the thought of Ambuya, Nhamo felt such a wave of lonely-sickness sweep over her, she had to swallow hard several times to keep from crying out loud.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing sweep
"The Vietnam Wars" by Tod Olson
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