- present tense form of sweep (3rd person singular).
sweeps
Americannoun
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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
A statuesque figure of death, trailing black fabric, sweeps up the casualties of war with the efficiency of a human vacuum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
One especially important clue came from signs of so-called 'genome-wide selective sweeps.'
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
The advent of new AI video-generation technology is again a major topic of conversation at Venice as change sweeps through the industry.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
He sweeps a stray lock of hair back from her forehead.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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