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swept

verb as in brush off, away

verb as in fly, glide

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Sam Farmer’s pick: The Chiefs swept this matchup last season, but only by a total of nine points, so these games are close.

Levy swept that belief aside, forcing a disaffected Kane to stay.

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But while a reality check for Harry Brook at the start of his reign as white-ball captain should not be a trigger for drastic changes, neither can it be simply swept aside.

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This is a crisis with deep roots in the social and economic changes which swept through Scotland in the latter half of the 20th Century as the country's economy shifted away from manufacturing.

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He swept floors, lived in his van and eventually did the impossible: He became the singer of his favorite band.

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

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