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sweeping
[swee-ping]
adjective
of wide range or scope.
moving or passing about over a wide area.
a sweeping glance.
moving, driving, or passing steadily and forcibly on.
(of the outcome of a contest) decisive; overwhelming; complete.
a sweeping victory.
sweeping
/ ˈswiːpɪŋ /
adjective
comprehensive and wide-ranging
sweeping reforms
indiscriminate or without reservations
sweeping statements
decisive or overwhelming
a sweeping victory
taking in a wide area
a sweeping glance
driving steadily onwards, esp over a large area
a sweeping attack
Other Word Forms
- sweepingly adverb
- sweepingness noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The claim from the Home Office is it's the most sweeping set of reforms since the war, accompanied by Mahmood's warning to her party - "if you don't like this, you won't like what follows me."
He began as a William Morris socialist but quickly became suspicious of any sweeping social panacea, to the point of intellectual haughtiness.
No-fault evictions will be outlawed in England from 1 May, the government confirmed, as it set out the timeline for sweeping renters' reforms.
The sweeping EU law seeks to rein in the world's biggest tech firms by forcing them to open up to competition in the 27-country bloc.
Republicans were also able to sow division among Democrats, who ought to be celebrating sweeping recent state elections but are instead at each other's throats -- with the furious progressive base berating the leadership for folding.
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