Does "near-sweep" mean an overwhelming victory?
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#1 07-Nov-2012, 08:46
Does "near-sweep" mean an overwhelming victory?
What does near-sweep mean?
Does it mean a victory that wins a lot more than the rival?
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#2 07-Nov-2012, 08:48Re: Does "near-sweep" mean an overwhelming victory?
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#3 07-Nov-2012, 10:58Re: Does "near-sweep" mean an overwhelming victory?
Sometimes I feel we could use an emoticon for this request
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#4 07-Nov-2012, 11:15Re: Does "near-sweep" mean an overwhelming victory?
Oh! I didn't know it has various meanings...sorry about that. Originally Posted by 5jj
I found "near sweep" in this paragraph:
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In defeating Mitt Romney, the president carried Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Virginia and Wisconsin, a near sweep of the battleground states, and was holding a narrow advantage in Florida. The path to victory for Mr. Romney narrowed as the night wore along, with Mr. Obama winning at least 303 electoral votes.
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Is this enough context? I hope I'm expressing my question clear enough this time!
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#5 07-Nov-2012, 11:19Re: Does "near-sweep" mean an overwhelming victory?
A near sweep is not quite a clean sweep.
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#6 07-Nov-2012, 11:40Re: Does "near-sweep" mean an overwhelming victory?
So...does "near sweep" still sound like a huge victory? Originally Posted by 5jj
("Not quite"here means "very close to~" right?)
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#7 07-Nov-2012, 15:33Re: Does "near-sweep" mean an overwhelming victory?
IMO, yes to both.
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#8 07-Nov-2012, 23:27Re: Does "near-sweep" mean an overwhelming victory?
Note a near sweep of the battleground states, not of all of the states.
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