sweeps
Wins every game
Sweeps is the plural of sweep in its noun senses—a sweeping motion, a comprehensive search or survey, or a chimney sweep.
In American broadcasting, sweeps refers to ratings periods when networks measure viewership to set advertising rates: The networks save their best programming for sweeps.
A sweeps week typically falls in February, May, July, and November.
Bristled cleaning stick
- dustpanHandheld floor-debris collector
- bristlesCoarse animal hairs
- mopFloor-washing implement
- vacuumAbsence of matter
scrub · tidy · dust · dirt · grime · cobweb · janitor · custodian
Move with effortless continuity
- swooshRushing, sweeping sound
- arcCurved line segment
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- swirlRotating, curving movement
flow · flourish · gesture · brush · whisk · pass · stroke · wave
Mass of earth falling
- blowoutSudden tire failure
- routOverwhelming one-sided victory
- shutoutGame with lopsided scoring
- cleanFree of soil
dominance · decisive · overwhelming · unanimous · whitewash · trounce · demolish · dominate
Brief visual sweep
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- mineOre excavation site
- detectorDevice that senses
dragnet · radar · reconnaissance · frequency · signal · sonar · perimeter · security
Directed flow of charge
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
- swellIncrease in size
- riptideDangerous outward current
undertow · wash · rush · flood · deluge · torrent · cascade · momentum
broom
Bristled cleaning stick
vacuum · scrub · tidy · dust · dirt · grime · cobweb · janitor · custodian · housework
glide
Move with effortless continuity
swirl · flow · flourish · gesture · brush · whisk · pass · stroke · wave · trajectory
landslide
Mass of earth falling
clean · dominance · decisive · overwhelming · unanimous · whitewash · trounce · demolish · dominate · conquest
scan
Brief visual sweep
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- mineOre excavation site
detector · dragnet · radar · reconnaissance · frequency · signal · sonar · perimeter · security · electronic
current
Directed flow of charge
riptide · undertow · wash · rush · flood · deluge · torrent · cascade · momentum · groundswell
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- bracketSupport or category
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
round · series · championship · qualifier · finals · matchup · seed · contender · standings · draw
ratings
Evaluative scores assigned
teaser · coverage · streaming · newscast · airtime · primetime · reruns · syndication · network · affiliate
- televisionTV, television, broadcast, TV shows, TV series
- kung fukung fu, wushu, Shaolin, Shaolin Temple, tai chi
- Television Historygolden age, broadcast networks, network television, color TV, live broadcasts
- broadcast televisionnetworks, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox
- MMAMMA, mixed martial arts, UFC, octagon, cage
- carouselscarousel horse, wooden horse, wooden horses, merry-go-round, poles
- sweep upClean with a broom
- sweep awayRemove forcefully and completely
- sweep alongMove forcefully in flow
- clean sweepComplete, uncontested victory
- sweep the floor
- chimney sweepOne who cleans hearth vents
sweep, sweeping, sweeper, sweepers, sweepstake, sweep up, sweep away, sweep aside, sweep out