1
: one that sweeps
2
: a lone back in soccer who plays between the line of the defenders and the goal
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Miller pitches with a 90-mph fastball and an 80-mph sweeper, throwing strikes and generating a 32-percent chase rate.
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Phil Rogers, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The lefty received Cy Young Award votes for his efforts, finishing 11th in the NL race, finding success with a refined sweeper and a fastball thrown from a lower arm slot.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
With a sinker/sweeper mix, Holmes had 74 saves and a 2.69 ERA in his three-plus seasons with the Yankees.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
The city of Oakland to replace three street sweepers and a garbage truck.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Phil Rogers, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The lefty received Cy Young Award votes for his efforts, finishing 11th in the NL race, finding success with a refined sweeper and a fastball thrown from a lower arm slot.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
With a sinker/sweeper mix, Holmes had 74 saves and a 2.69 ERA in his three-plus seasons with the Yankees.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
The city of Oakland to replace three street sweepers and a garbage truck.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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