sweep away
phrasal verb
swept away; sweeping away; sweeps away
: to destroy or remove (something) completely
Floods swept away several houses.
His performance today swept away any doubts about his ability to play.
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In Virginia, a 12-year-old boy was swept away on Tuesday by rushing water that overtook the roadway from a nearby creek, Albemarle County Fire Rescue said in a social media statement.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
However, this stigma is slowly being swept away by technological innovation.
—Sergii Denysenko, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
From April 3 to April 6, torrential rain pounded the Southeast, causing flooding that put more than 70 million people under flood alerts, killed at least 15, swept away cars and derailed a train.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 8 May 2025
Brenham, Texas — Rescue crews in Texas were searching for a 10-year-old girl swept away by rapidly rising floodwaters as forecasters warned that Tuesday could bring more heavy rains and flooding to the Houston area and the state's coast.
—CBS News, 6 May 2025
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
However, this stigma is slowly being swept away by technological innovation.
—Sergii Denysenko, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
From April 3 to April 6, torrential rain pounded the Southeast, causing flooding that put more than 70 million people under flood alerts, killed at least 15, swept away cars and derailed a train.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 8 May 2025
Brenham, Texas — Rescue crews in Texas were searching for a 10-year-old girl swept away by rapidly rising floodwaters as forecasters warned that Tuesday could bring more heavy rains and flooding to the Houston area and the state's coast.
—CBS News, 6 May 2025
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“Sweep away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20away. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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