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sweeps en · NOUN
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English sweep
Old English -as
Middle English -es
English -s
English sweeps
From sweep + -s (pluralia tantum suffix).
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(form-of, plural) plural of sweep
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(US, plural, plural-only) The Nielsen ratings used to measure television show viewership several times a year.
Deriveds
sweeps stunt
sweeps en · VERB
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English sweep
Old English -as
Middle English -es
English -s
English sweeps
From sweep + -s (pluralia tantum suffix).
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(form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of sweep