Move and Sweep

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Move

Move verb - To change the place or position of.

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Sweep is a synonym for move. In some cases you can use "Sweep" instead the word "Move" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: moving, moved, movement, mover, movable

Sweep

Sweep verb - Sweep across or over.

Usage example: A gasp swept cross the audience

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Antonyms for Sweep

Move is a synonym for sweep in movement topic. Sometimes you can use "Move" instead the word "Sweep" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as gesture.

Nearby Words: sweeping, sweeper

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How words are described

good	good move	good sweep
single	single move	single sweep
simple	simple move	simple sweep
effective	effective move	effective sweep
Other adjectives: powerful, quick, opening, new, random, double, unprecedented, spinning.

Common collocations

amount	move amount	sweep amount
turn	move turn	sweep turn
team	move team	sweep team
base	move base	sweep base
Other words: game, hands, eyes.

Both words in one sentence

It can either be laughably easy if you have a move combo that can sweep the whole room, to nightmarishly hard.

Source: Wolfpack Boss
Dolby's cave: you can't move a pixel without being attacked, and so you must sweep all the paths over and over again as you come back and forth.

Source: Video Game / Melolune
Truth in Television: The mechs are laying down suppressing fire—keeping the good guys from shooting back while the mechs move into position—when they sweep the area without hitting anything.

Source: Series / Falling Skies

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