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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And Azari argues that even Johnson, with his sweeping victory, really didn't have a mandate.
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
Nevada, where Trump made promises of eliminating the tax on tips during his presidential campaign, was among the seven swing states that gave the Republican a sweeping victory in November.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Trump, 78, who claimed a sweeping victory in the presidential election, will be sworn in as the country's top leader on Monday at noon ET at the west front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., according to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
Instead of the sweeping victory Modi had predicted, his party lost its majority in the lower house of India’s Parliament—just a few months after that triumphant speech at the new Ayodhya temple.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Similar pronouncements accompanied Trump’s initial election in 2016, and Barack Obama’s sweeping victory eight years earlier.
—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
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
Nevada, where Trump made promises of eliminating the tax on tips during his presidential campaign, was among the seven swing states that gave the Republican a sweeping victory in November.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Trump, 78, who claimed a sweeping victory in the presidential election, will be sworn in as the country's top leader on Monday at noon ET at the west front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., according to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
Instead of the sweeping victory Modi had predicted, his party lost its majority in the lower house of India’s Parliament—just a few months after that triumphant speech at the new Ayodhya temple.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Similar pronouncements accompanied Trump’s initial election in 2016, and Barack Obama’s sweeping victory eight years earlier.
—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
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