Definition of "sweeps" []

• Plural form of sweep. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sweep. (verb)

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• "We are not releasing guys like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, but rather people grabbed in sweeps and turned over for bounties."
• "It sweeps from the Holy Land to Wales through a gritty, sweaty, world that feels so very real but also so very alien."
• "In southern France, police arrested 12 suspects in sweeps against suspected Islamic militant networks, including three men linked to a network recruiting fighters for Afghanistan, officials said."