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Synonyms for swept
swɛptswept
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Princeton's WordNet
sweptadjective
possessing sweep
"the sleek swept wings of the plane"
Antonyms:
unswept
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "swept":
shoveled, scanned, stormed, devastated, invaded, overpowered, bulldozed
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#9622 | scanned | |
#14983 | swept | |
#21581 | invaded | |
#24238 | devastated | |
#42123 | stormed | |
#63631 | overpowered | |
#103160 | bulldozed | |
#142746 | shoveled |
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The general hypothesis is that - first of all, these monkeys were very small, they’re about the size of a small squirrel with a long tail. So they’re very small and as a consequence their food and water requirements would be much less than if they were very large. So the general hypothesis is that there were monkeys on a river bank. During flood season, trees get swept into the river and carried out to the ocean. As vegetation rafts, [the trees are] carried across on the Atlantic based on wind and current directions. This remains a hypothesis- there’s no proof yet, although the similarities between the monkeys suggests that it did happen.
No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.
We will be relentless in seeking to establish who was responsible, everything is on the table. Nothing will be swept under the carpet.
It speaks to the changes in campaigns since the last time Jeb Bush ran for office. It used to be you make a comment like that ; by evening you put out your statement, and the statement ends up in the same story. That whole thing on women's health issues swept around the world before the campaign retracted it, the speed at which things travel is probably new to him. You learn that when you're running, especially in the presidential cycle. All of this serves to make him look a little out of touch.
We plugged our ears and after this a cloud of ash swept over us. The whole sky is full of ash, a fairly large cloud.
Translations for swept
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- balaitaEsperanto
- barridoSpanish
- spazzatoItalian
- varridaPortuguese
- 橫掃Chinese
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