- present tense form of sweep (3rd person singular).
sweeps
Americannoun
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After weeks of unusually warm weather, autumn is finally set to make its presence felt on Tuesday as cooler air sweeps across the UK from the north-west.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“As a precaution, the building has been evacuated while CHP sweeps the building,” the statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
So far, 70 sweeps have yielded 694 skimmers, the agency said, preventing an estimated $720 million in fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
One especially important clue came from signs of so-called 'genome-wide selective sweeps.'
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Sometimes I sit behind the counter while she cleans the filters of the dryers or sweeps the chipped floor tiles.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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