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cut a swath/swathe through
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cut a swath/swathe through something
to cause a lot of destruction, death, or harm in a particular place or among a particular group of people. Violent electrical storms cut a swath through parts of the South yesterday. The AIDS epidemic has already cut a swath through the fashion industry.
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And last summer, like a grim reaper, drought cut a swath through much of the U.
ALL DRIED UP by CALONGNE, KRISTINE / Science World
With Magic Johnson aboard, these Lakers could conceivably cut a swath through the Western Conference opposition and advance to face the Chicago Bulls in the finals.
LAKERS JUST MAY BE RULING, NOT RUING by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
In Owens, painting the earnest and the absurd cut a swath through the painting tangle.
Openings: Laura Owens by Weissman, Benjamin / Artforum International
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