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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Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007 in elections that swept out the Fatah group of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Reuters, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
After the Orioles were swept out of the playoffs without a win for the second straight year, many baseball mavens expected the team to make aggressive off-season trades or free agent signings, especially to help replace departing ace Corbin Burnes and hard-hitting Anthony Santander.
—Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
In late November, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham began a lightning offensive, sweeping out of its enclave in northwestern Syria and seizing Aleppo and other key cities before capturing Damascus.
—Warren P. Strobel, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2025
The Suns won 49 games a season ago and excelled with their big three on the court together but still couldn’t win in the playoffs, getting swept out of the postseason in Round 1.
—Fred Katz, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Reuters, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
After the Orioles were swept out of the playoffs without a win for the second straight year, many baseball mavens expected the team to make aggressive off-season trades or free agent signings, especially to help replace departing ace Corbin Burnes and hard-hitting Anthony Santander.
—Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
In late November, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham began a lightning offensive, sweeping out of its enclave in northwestern Syria and seizing Aleppo and other key cities before capturing Damascus.
—Warren P. Strobel, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2025
The Suns won 49 games a season ago and excelled with their big three on the court together but still couldn’t win in the playoffs, getting swept out of the postseason in Round 1.
—Fred Katz, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sweep out
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“Sweep out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20out. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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