sweep away
phrasal verb
swept away; sweeping away; sweeps away
: to destroy or remove (something) completely
Floods swept away several houses.
His performance today swept away any doubts about his ability to play.
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Still, as Jupiter brings expansion and growth to your hobbies, creative aspirations and romantic desires, there's a risk of getting swept away by fantasies rather than practical, achievable goals.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 June 2025
At two games back of the Mets, the Phillies remain a series sweep away from taking over first place.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Those included an incident in which rapidly moving water swept away a line of cars that had been sitting in traffic the morning of June 12 into the creek below, KENS 5 reported.
—Susan Miller, USA Today, 16 June 2025
Hundreds of immigrants have been swept away to what functionally is a modern Gulag in El Salvador, and the administration has recently tried to send others to South Sudan, which is on the verge of civil war.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 14 June 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 June 2025
At two games back of the Mets, the Phillies remain a series sweep away from taking over first place.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Those included an incident in which rapidly moving water swept away a line of cars that had been sitting in traffic the morning of June 12 into the creek below, KENS 5 reported.
—Susan Miller, USA Today, 16 June 2025
Hundreds of immigrants have been swept away to what functionally is a modern Gulag in El Salvador, and the administration has recently tried to send others to South Sudan, which is on the verge of civil war.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for sweep away
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“Sweep away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20away. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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