sweep out
phrasal verb
swept out; sweeping out; sweeps out
1
: to remove dust, dirt, etc., from (something) by using a broom or brush
Please sweep out the room when you're done working.
2
: to push, carry, or lift (someone or something) with great force
The debris was swept out to sea by the tide.
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Many of them use brooms to help sweep out the mess covering their bedrooms and kitchens.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
That was true for the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, which was swept out of power in the summer; in South Africa, where the African National Congress party lost its majority for the first time; in France; in Japan; in Germany; in India (to a degree), and most recently, in Botswana.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Crews were spending the morning sweeping out water and mud from the roadway.
—Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Tom Reynolds, 90, spent the morning sweeping out 4 feet (1.2 meters) of mud and water and collecting chunks of aluminum siding torn off by a twister that also picked up a car and threw it across the road.
—Julio Cortez, Kate Payne, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Tanno, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
That was true for the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, which was swept out of power in the summer; in South Africa, where the African National Congress party lost its majority for the first time; in France; in Japan; in Germany; in India (to a degree), and most recently, in Botswana.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Crews were spending the morning sweeping out water and mud from the roadway.
—Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Tom Reynolds, 90, spent the morning sweeping out 4 feet (1.2 meters) of mud and water and collecting chunks of aluminum siding torn off by a twister that also picked up a car and threw it across the road.
—Julio Cortez, Kate Payne, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Sweep out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20out. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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