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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Street sweepers and garbage trucks crawled through roads fans had packed hours earlier.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
Schreiber changed his grip on the sweeper.
—Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
He was hit by a 79 mph sweeper from Manaea.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
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.
—Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
Schreiber changed his grip on the sweeper.
—Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
He was hit by a 79 mph sweeper from Manaea.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
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.
—Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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