clean sweep
noun
1
: a victory in which one side or team wins every game, contest, etc.
The Red Sox won the series in a clean sweep.
The election was a clean sweep for local Democratic candidates.
2
: a complete change in something
The new governor has made a clean sweep of the staff in the governor's mansion.
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Millersville assistant police chief Shawn Taylor told The Tennessean in April that Lassiter's arrest was part of operation clean sweep, saying more arrests were possible, though no additional arrests have since been announced as of press time for this story.
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Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2024
Freitas said he was encouraged and excited with the results, adding that voters have decided for a clean sweep to make positive changes in the city.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Silver's model suggests that Trump winning all of these swing states is the most likely scenario, and a Harris clean sweep is the second most probable outcome.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Bougie Grocery Store The Reasoning: In the only clean sweep of these matchups, every single respondent acknowledged the absolute grocery store supremacy of Erewhon.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
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Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2024
Freitas said he was encouraged and excited with the results, adding that voters have decided for a clean sweep to make positive changes in the city.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Silver's model suggests that Trump winning all of these swing states is the most likely scenario, and a Harris clean sweep is the second most probable outcome.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Bougie Grocery Store The Reasoning: In the only clean sweep of these matchups, every single respondent acknowledged the absolute grocery store supremacy of Erewhon.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Clean sweep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20sweep. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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