Sweep and Whipping

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Sweep noun - An area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends.

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Whipping is an antonym for sweep.

Nearby Words: sweeping, sweeper

Whipping noun - Failure to win a contest.

Usage example: suffered a whipping that took them out of competition

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Sweep is an antonym for whipping.

Nearby Words: whip, whipped, whippy

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