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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Similar pronouncements accompanied Trump’s initial election in 2016, and Barack Obama’s sweeping victory eight years earlier.
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Bruce J. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
Continue reading … ‘LOST’ IN THE WILDERNESS – MSNBC host paints a bleak picture for Dems after Trump's sweeping victory.
—Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
Most observers simply assume that the country is headed for a Blue Murder—a sweeping victory for May’s Conservatives at the expense of the Labour Party, which recent polls suggest could lose 56 of its 229 Parliamentary seats.
—David Adler, Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2017
Following the 2024 election and President-elect Donald Trump’s sweeping victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, younger members are seeking to move the party forward by bringing in fresh blood to caucuses and committees.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
Will a Trump emboldened by a sweeping victory and a recent Supreme Court decision offering broad immunity for a president’s actions in office make good on threats against his opponents?
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
The podcaster hosted Trump on Oct. 26 for a three-hour-long, viral interview, and the episode is largely considered a winning strategy for Trump, who won reelection this November in a sweeping victory.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Mary Trump, Donald Trump's estranged niece and consistent vocal critic of the president-elect, is rallying Democrats to mount aggressive opposition against her uncle and the GOP's sweeping victory in the presidential and congressional races.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Republican Trump, 78, recaptured the White House on Wednesday with a sweeping victory over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
—Michelle Conlin, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Bruce J. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
Continue reading … ‘LOST’ IN THE WILDERNESS – MSNBC host paints a bleak picture for Dems after Trump's sweeping victory.
—Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
Most observers simply assume that the country is headed for a Blue Murder—a sweeping victory for May’s Conservatives at the expense of the Labour Party, which recent polls suggest could lose 56 of its 229 Parliamentary seats.
—David Adler, Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2017
Following the 2024 election and President-elect Donald Trump’s sweeping victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, younger members are seeking to move the party forward by bringing in fresh blood to caucuses and committees.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
Will a Trump emboldened by a sweeping victory and a recent Supreme Court decision offering broad immunity for a president’s actions in office make good on threats against his opponents?
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
The podcaster hosted Trump on Oct. 26 for a three-hour-long, viral interview, and the episode is largely considered a winning strategy for Trump, who won reelection this November in a sweeping victory.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Mary Trump, Donald Trump's estranged niece and consistent vocal critic of the president-elect, is rallying Democrats to mount aggressive opposition against her uncle and the GOP's sweeping victory in the presidential and congressional races.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Republican Trump, 78, recaptured the White House on Wednesday with a sweeping victory over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
—Michelle Conlin, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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