Synonyms for swept
swɛptswept

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1. sweptadjective

   possessing sweep

   "the sleek swept wings of the plane"

   Antonyms:
   unswept

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1. List of paraphrases for "swept":

   shoveled, scanned, stormed, devastated, invaded, overpowered, bulldozed

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1. Ken Campbell:

   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.

2. Mawuli Davis:

   If it wasn't for the video, this would have been swept under the rug.

3. Carolyn Baylor-Giummo:

   I want to find the truth, i don't want this swept under the rug.

4. Diane Yentel:

   While the overall rate of spending emergency rental assistance has improved, many programs are still too slow in getting assistance to tenants in need, those program administrators that can't or won't follow clear White House and The Treasury directives will have funding swept and reallocated to those that will.

5. Nelson Moses:

   Never before have we witnessed more engagement surrounding mental health. Thanks to Covid, everyone is in the same boat of despair and despondency, it has gone from (being) swept under the carpet to hitting the ceiling.