sweeping victory
noun
: a victory that is won by a large margin
The election was a sweeping victory for the party.
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Observers anticipated a sweeping victory for Modi that would have all but converted India into a one-leader, one-ideology, and one-party state.
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Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
McConnell’s announcement came after Nikki Haley suspended her campaign the day after Trump won a sweeping victory in the Super Tuesday primaries.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
Ohtani authored both moments during Sunday’s 5-1 sweeping victory, once again leaving witnesses searching for adjectives.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
In the space of around four hours, the Israeli air force destroyed the bulk of the Egyptian, Jordanian, and Syrian air forces on the ground—some 450 planes in all—paving the way for Israel’s ground forces to win a sweeping victory in less than a week of fighting.
—Shashank Joshi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Advertisement One reason for Hun Sen’s sweeping victory: His toughest opponents were not allowed to contest.
—Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
McConnell’s announcement came after Nikki Haley suspended her campaign the day after Trump won a sweeping victory in the Super Tuesday primaries.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
Ohtani authored both moments during Sunday’s 5-1 sweeping victory, once again leaving witnesses searching for adjectives.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
In the space of around four hours, the Israeli air force destroyed the bulk of the Egyptian, Jordanian, and Syrian air forces on the ground—some 450 planes in all—paving the way for Israel’s ground forces to win a sweeping victory in less than a week of fighting.
—Shashank Joshi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Advertisement One reason for Hun Sen’s sweeping victory: His toughest opponents were not allowed to contest.
—Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
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