Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- The arms of a mill.
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- noun Plural form of
sweep . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
sweep .
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Examples
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We are not releasing guys like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, but rather people grabbed in sweeps and turned over for bounties.
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Spain sweeps Czechs aside to repeat as Davis Cup champion
Spain sweeps Czechs aside to repeat as Davis Cup champion 2009
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The seven-time Pro Bowler has been paving the way for 1,000-yard tailbacks for 15 years now, largely thanks to his unique speed for a lineman and ability to pull on sweeps from the interior of the line.
The not-so-Super team: Best players never to reach the final 2009
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It sweeps from the Holy Land to Wales through a gritty, sweaty, world that feels so very real but also so very alien.
zornhau: Past Lives: Ronald Welch's "Knight Crusader" zornhau 2010
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Spain sweeps Czechs aside to repeat as Davis Cup champion - USATODAY. com
Spain sweeps Czechs aside to repeat as Davis Cup champion 2009
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In southern France, police arrested 12 suspects in sweeps against suspected Islamic militant networks, including three men linked to a network recruiting fighters for Afghanistan, officials said.
World Watch 2010
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So not just journalists are being targeted and caught up — also caught up in sweeps, just citizens out in the streets are getting swept up.
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So not just journalists are being targeted and caught up — also caught up in sweeps, just citizens out in the streets are getting swept up.
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So when McCain sweeps the south, and he picks up the states that Obama lost (the biggest, with the most electoral votes), you silly people will all be up in arms over the fact that we'll have another four years of Republican "rule."
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Not necessarily, but I think something big like that, during sweeps, is just what the show needs.
ramsler commented on the word sweeps
Sweeps are televison jargon for the periodic intervals during a year when viewership of TV channels is exhustively measured to determine how many viewers are watching each station. Networks scehedule programs that they expect will attrach large audiences during these times. Sweeps are used to determine advertising prices, hence have significant impact on network revenues.
January 15, 2010