"sweeping popularity" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that has gained a wide and sudden surge in popularity. You can use it to describe a product, trend, or idea that has become very popular in a short period of time. Example: "The new social media app gained sweeping popularity among teenagers, with millions of downloads in just a few weeks."
It was the sweeping popularity of the original series on American public television that led WGBH to start "Masterpiece Theater" in 1971.
I hate to see that come up all the time: 'NBC wants so-and-so in the finals so they can get ratings.' " Just the same, someone out there needs to start watching more regularly if the league plans to return to the sweeping popularity it enjoyed in the late 1980's and early 1990's.
The Carter Conspiracy Less than a month ago, Vincesanity was the catchphrase used to describe the sweeping popularity of Vince Carter, and how the All-Star forward of the Toronto Raptors had made the casual fan again pay attention to the N.B.A.
The sweeping popularity of ride hailing apps across the globe tracks mobile adoption rates closely and Brazil is no exception, says Veras.
Watch the video above to catch up on some of the major pop culture events of 2013, from the country's outpouring of support for Tom Daley to the sweeping popularity of the Harlem Shake.
On top of the sweeping popularity of the online petition to legalize cannabis — it reached 125,000 signatures in just four days when it was launched last August — several high-profile Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) have indicated that prosecuting cannabis users or small-scale growers is no longer a priority amid tightening budgets and stretched resources.
A student movement demanding sweeping political change is surging in popularity and is now a significant target for attack by the government of the Yugoslav president, Slobodan Milosevic.
Although Mr. Koizumi's popularity and promises of sweeping economic reforms have created the first signs of optimism in Japan for years, many doubt that the country can pull off this kind of transformation.
A1 Yugoslavia Wary of Students Otpor, a Serbian student movement demanding sweeping political change, is surging in popularity and is now a significant target for attack by the government of the Yugoslav president, Slobodan Milosevic.
College club sports are swiftly rising in popularity, a largely unnoticed phenomenon sweeping across campuses nationwide.
She still retains the popularity which gave her a sweeping victory in the country's election in 1990, a result the generals ignored.
