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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In the third, May tried his sweeper again against Riley, throwing it over the outer edge of the plate in a 1-and-1 count.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
The Royals struggled to pick up his sweeper and slider combination.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
The sweeper appeared to catch the edge of the plate.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 May 2025
The average street sweeper collects fifteen hundred pounds of debris every day.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
The Royals struggled to pick up his sweeper and slider combination.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
The sweeper appeared to catch the edge of the plate.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 May 2025
The average street sweeper collects fifteen hundred pounds of debris every day.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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