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Sweeping

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(1):

(a.) Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping majority; a sweeping accusation.

(2):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sweep

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sweeping'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sweeping.html. 1828.
 
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