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sweeping

adjective [before noun] (WIN)
 
 
/ˈswiː.pɪŋ/

Definition

A sweeping win or victory is an easy or complete win: The party have failed to win the sweeping victory they expected.Complete and wholeVery and extreme
(Definition of sweeping adjective (WIN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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