Sweeps

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The Nielsen ratings used to measure television show viewership several times a year. US, plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    plural of sweep form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of sweep form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms
sweepstakes

Example

More examples

"While one of them sped around major parts of the property on the mower, a second made a few sweeps at some tall weeds on the edge of my wife's garden, and the third got into the truck and smoked a cigarette."

Etymology

From sweep + -s (pluralia tantum suffix).

Related phrases

sweeps stunt

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