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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Treinen escaped a second-and-third, one-out jam in the fifth by striking out Daniel Schneemann with an 84-mph sweeper and Thomas with an 85-mph sweeper.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Scott, the club’s 2023 Minor League Pitcher of the Year, prioritized his sweeper.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2024
Using the sweeper — a variation of a slider with more horizontal movement — Manaea totaled 11 swings and misses over his last two outings.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
Body control is very good on canyon roads, however, whether traction control is on or off, understeer rears its ugly head while accelerating through long off-camber sweepers.
—Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Scott, the club’s 2023 Minor League Pitcher of the Year, prioritized his sweeper.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2024
Using the sweeper — a variation of a slider with more horizontal movement — Manaea totaled 11 swings and misses over his last two outings.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
Body control is very good on canyon roads, however, whether traction control is on or off, understeer rears its ugly head while accelerating through long off-camber sweepers.
—Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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