sweep out
verb
swept out; sweeping out; sweeps out
1
: to remove dust, dirt, etc., from (something) by using a broom or brush
Please sweep out the room when you're done working.
2
: to push, carry, or lift (someone or something) with great force
The debris was swept out to sea by the tide.
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While Vosk’s sassier Cee Cee holds her own in the churn, Barrett, also a fine singer but trapped in the straight-and-narrow part (with sadder wigs), gets swept out to sea.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
That afternoon, a child was swept out by a rip current, prompting a woman and a man to rush into the water to save them, FOX affiliate WOFL and ABC affiliate WFTV reported.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Then, it was being swept out of the best-of-three first round by the Hornets, the instant death by playoff lightning at the time.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
Hooker, who has previously told police his wife fell off their small boat and was swept out to sea, was arrested on Wednesday, April 8, but then released from custody five days later.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
That afternoon, a child was swept out by a rip current, prompting a woman and a man to rush into the water to save them, FOX affiliate WOFL and ABC affiliate WFTV reported.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Then, it was being swept out of the best-of-three first round by the Hornets, the instant death by playoff lightning at the time.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
Hooker, who has previously told police his wife fell off their small boat and was swept out to sea, was arrested on Wednesday, April 8, but then released from custody five days later.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Sweep out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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