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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His sweeper generated another seven whiffs, and the balls Los Angeles was able to connect on were hit weakly.
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
He’s had some of the best results with his sweeper this season in small samples sizes.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Shildt then went to Jason Adam, who got the final two outs of that inning and had to get four outs in the eighth when his sweeper that ended a strikeout of Jeremy Peña bounced past catcher Martín Maldonado and Peña ran to first base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
And while most of us admire the sweepers manically brushing ice every Winter Olympics, the job of getting the stone moving is way more difficult.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 16 Apr. 2025
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
He’s had some of the best results with his sweeper this season in small samples sizes.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Shildt then went to Jason Adam, who got the final two outs of that inning and had to get four outs in the eighth when his sweeper that ended a strikeout of Jeremy Peña bounced past catcher Martín Maldonado and Peña ran to first base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
And while most of us admire the sweepers manically brushing ice every Winter Olympics, the job of getting the stone moving is way more difficult.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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