onsweep

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UK/ˈɒn.swiːp/US/ˈɑn.swip/US/ˈɔn.swip/

noun

A rapid arrival, especially one that is forceful.

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Meanings

nounonsweep (plural onsweeps)

plural onsweeps

  1. A rapid arrival, especially one that is forceful.

    The last bit of blue sky yielded to the onsweep of clouds.

    1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 13, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC
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APA

onsweep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onsweep

MLA

“onsweep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onsweep. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onsweep,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onsweep.

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