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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Several players added the sweeper to their arsenal and others fine-tuned their top pitches.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
San Jose has reported strong early success in identifying potholes and road debris just by mounting cameras on a few street sweepers and parking enforcement vehicles.
—Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
The lucky ones would find a job in one of the markets, or learn a trade in the Warehouse District, or, with the right family connections, go to work for the city as a street sweeper or trash collector.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Leadoff man George Springer struck an elevated sweeper for a single.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
San Jose has reported strong early success in identifying potholes and road debris just by mounting cameras on a few street sweepers and parking enforcement vehicles.
—Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
The lucky ones would find a job in one of the markets, or learn a trade in the Warehouse District, or, with the right family connections, go to work for the city as a street sweeper or trash collector.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Leadoff man George Springer struck an elevated sweeper for a single.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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