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cut a wide swath

cut a wide swath
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuht ey wahyd swoth, swawth]
    • /kʌt eɪ waɪd swɒθ, swɔθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuht ey wahyd swoth, swawth]
    • /kʌt eɪ waɪd swɒθ, swɔθ/

Definitions of cut a wide swath words

  • noun cut a wide swath to make an ostentatious display or forceful impression 3
  • verb cut a wide swath (chiefly US) To clear a broad track through a grassland, woodland, geographical region, or other area, either by natural means or by human action. 0
  • verb cut a wide swath (Idiomatic) (chiefly US, figuratively) To behave in an expansive, flagrantly showy, or pushy manner, especially in public venues; to exert sweeping influence. 0
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Parts of speech for Cut a wide swath

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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cut a wide swath popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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