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clean sweep

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noun

an overwhelming or decisive victory, as by a political candidate who wins in all or almost all election districts.
the winning of all the prizes, rounds, contests, etc., in a competition or of all the games in a series.
a thorough or sweeping change, especially one effected by the large-scale removal or elimination of unwanted persons or things: The new president made a clean sweep when he joined the company, replacing all the department heads.

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RELATED WORDS

coup, success, win, accomplishment, gain, feat, hit, advantage, achievement, sweep, winning, defeat, triumph, rout, annexation, invasion, occupation, takeover, subjugation, conquest

Nearby words

  1. clean out,
  2. clean room,
  3. clean sheet,
  4. clean slate,
  5. clean someone's clock,
  6. clean technology,
  7. clean up,
  8. clean wool,
  9. clean-cut,
  10. clean-handed
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Idioms and Phrases with clean sweep

clean sweep

see make a clean sweep.

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