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sweeping
[ swee-ping ]
adjective
- of wide range or scope.
Synonyms: , ,
- 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
/ ˈɾːɪŋ /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈɱ辱Բ, adverb
- ˈɱ辱ԲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ɱiԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
And it won a permanent injunction to block sweeping cuts to National Institutes of Health funding for research at institutions across the country, though the administration has said it will appeal the ruling.
Germany's defence minister has warned Ukraine not to agree to a deal which involves sweeping territorial concessions in return for a ceasefire with Russia.
Civil rights lawyers warn that some migrants are being deported without due process, sweeping up the innocent among the "killers and thugs" that Trump says are being targeted.
Even into the 1980s, sweeping villagization reforms in Tanzania and Ethiopia were zealously undertaken with an ideological goal of modernization and efficiency, leading to similarly bloody consequences.
Beijing said its restrictions on rare earths were in response to Trump's sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports to the US, currently at 145%.
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