Synonyms for sweeping
ˈswi pɪŋsweep·ing

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1. sweepingadjective

   the act of cleaning with a broom

   Antonyms:
   narrow, discriminate

2. sweepingadjective

   taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

   "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river"

   Synonyms:
   wholesale

   Antonyms:
   discriminate, narrow

3. sweeping, wholesaleadjective

   ignoring distinctions

   "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction"

   Synonyms:
   wholesale

   Antonyms:
   discriminate, narrow

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1. sweepingadjective

   Synonyms:
   destructive

2. sweepingadjective

   Synonyms:
   wholesale, extensive, broad

3. sweepingadjective

   Synonyms:
   unqualified, exaggerated

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1. List of paraphrases for "sweeping":

   shoveling, radical, overwhelming, comprehensive, scanning, combing, shovelling

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1. Committee Chairman David Cicilline:

   Companies... both large and small, have found themselves dependent on the arbitrary whim of these platform giants, one algorithm tweak away from ruin, because their decisions are largely unaccountable, opaque, and result in sweeping consequences, the dominant platforms effectively serve as private regulators.

2. Emily Miller:

   I don't want to draw sweeping conclusions from a small study, but this preliminary glimpse into how Covid-19 might cause changes in the placenta carries some pretty significant implications for the health of a pregnancy, we must discuss whether we should change how we monitor pregnant women right now.

3. Adam Schiff:

   House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., arrives for a Democratic Caucus meeting in Washington back in March. Adam Schiff, the focus of Republicans' post-Mueller ire, says Mueller's conclusion would not affect his own committee's counterintelligence probes. ( AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) As both the special counsel and the Department of Justice have recognized, the Congress has a vital constitutional role in evaluating misconduct by the executive branch, including the president, and to assess and refine laws that address the sweeping and systematic invasion of our democracy by Russia, we therefore need these materials in order to do our job.

4. Pramila Jayapal:

   The attorney general has made it clear -- through his broad support for sweeping presidential power and authority and his past criticism of the special counsel's inquiry -- that he is not an unbiased participant. It is, therefore, even more urgent that Congress immediately receive the full report and all the underlying documentation and evidence so that we can make our own determinations.

5. Mark White:

   The rest of the world is sweeping past us. The oil and gas of the Texas future is the well-educated mind. But we are still worried about whether Midland can beat Odessa at football.