"cut swathes" meaning in English

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        "1": "cut<,,cut> swathes"
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          "ref": "2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "Those were all landmark moments to cherish. Just as appealing was the manner in which Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Milner cut swathes down either flank, albeit through flustered full-backs who had looked poorly positioned and horribly jittery from the start.",
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        "(chiefly US, idiomatic) Synonym of cut a wide swath"
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    },
    {
      "form": "cutting swathes",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cut swathes",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cut swathes",
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        "past"
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        "1": "cut<,,cut> swathes"
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          "cut a wide swath#English"
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