Swept and Washed

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Swept adjective - Possessing sweep.

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Washed and swept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Washed" instead a verb "Swept".

Washed adjective - Containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water.

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Swept and washed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Swept" instead a verb "Washed".

Nearby Words: wash, washing, washy, washer, washable

In The Quest for Saint Camber, Kelson and Dhugal are swept away in a mudslide and washed into an underground cave system behind a waterfall.

Source: Belly of the Whale
Belly of the Whale: In The Quest for Saint Camber, Kelson and Dhugal are swept away in a mudslide and washed into an underground cave system behind a waterfall.

Source: Literature / Deryni
Person A was supposedly swept out to sea; the body washed up in a very battered condition sometime later.

Source: Never Found the Body

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