sweeps away
Removes in motion
To sweep away is to remove completely, as if by the motion of a broom or rushing water.
Physical things get swept away by floods or winds.
More often the phrase is figurative: a new government sweeps away old policies, or emotion sweeps away reason.
The revolution swept away the aristocracy.
Her doubts were swept away by his enthusiasm.
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- flash floodRapid overflow from storms
- tidal waveEnormous oceanic surge
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- eraseRemove recorded marks
clear · wash · wipes out · takes out · annihilate · overwhelm · obliterate · rush · engulf · whisk · exorcise · liberate · purge · emancipate · torrent · dust · mesmerize · expunge
removal vs. preservation
sweeps awaypreserves
Cooked fruit in sugar
keeps · retains · maintains · conserves · safeguards
destruction vs. construction
sweeps awayestablishes
Creates or sets up
builds up · institutes · installs · constructs · creates