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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Gonzales snuck a bloop single inside the right-field line and Tyler Callihan hit a sweeper off the end of the bat between shortstop and third.
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Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Besides the conditions being not so great, like Tamia mentioned, there was a specific incident where a floor sweeper broke.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Right in the middle of all those sliders, sweepers and curveballs last season, though, was Webb with his combination of two-seamers and four-seamers.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 June 2026
The city also recommended adding a project manager, traffic signal technician and street sweeper operator in the public works department, as well as a senior management analyst in the finance department, bringing the total number of new positions to 11.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
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Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Besides the conditions being not so great, like Tamia mentioned, there was a specific incident where a floor sweeper broke.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Right in the middle of all those sliders, sweepers and curveballs last season, though, was Webb with his combination of two-seamers and four-seamers.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 June 2026
The city also recommended adding a project manager, traffic signal technician and street sweeper operator in the public works department, as well as a senior management analyst in the finance department, bringing the total number of new positions to 11.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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