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cut a swath

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cut a (wide) swath
1. to cause a lot of destruction, death, or harm in a particular place. Violent thunderstorms cut a swath of destruction through the area, blowing down trees and damaging houses.
2. to attract a lot of interest or attention. The two beautiful sisters cut a wide swath through our little town, and every male wanted to take them out. The new game is unusually inventive and has cut a wide swath in the video game market.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of swath (= a line or strip of grass that has been cut)
See also: cut, swath


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amp;ldquo;Prevailing winds from Mexico cut a swath right through the Midwest,” Miles says.
While it may pale in comparison to recent earthquakes, tsunamis and hurricanes, it cut a swath of death and destruction of unparallel proportions along Long Island and into New England.
Search and rescue crews and Red Cross volunteers departed Monday for the Gulf Coast, where Hurricane Katrina cut a swath of death and destruction across three states.
 
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