: a player who has some but not all of the necessary characteristics for each of two or more positions (as in football or basketball)
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After a seven-year run as a tweener — built on a smaller platform but still offering three rows of seats — the 2024 Acadia is based on the same underpinnings as the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave, both of which are also new this year.
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Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2024
Calling him a tweener would be accurate, but until Leon Powe is ready to make a comeback, the Celtics will miss him, especially when the games matter most.
—Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
Somewhat of a tweener and had some injury concerns.
—oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2022
Maybe talk about a coach that may be a tweener.
—Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2020
Federer has helped popularize the tweener: the back-to-the-net, between-the-legs shot.
—Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2022
The 6-foot-3, 223-pound Black is a bit of a ‘tweener.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2022
Carter is a tweener (6-foot-3, 285 pounds) who played inside and out for the Gators, while contributing against the pass and run.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022
With a relative light and snappy demeanor, the Launch is somewhat of a unique ’tweener that bridges the categories of performance trainers/racers and the wide range of high-mileage trainers that are about a full ounce lighter.
—Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2020
Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2024
Calling him a tweener would be accurate, but until Leon Powe is ready to make a comeback, the Celtics will miss him, especially when the games matter most.
—Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
Somewhat of a tweener and had some injury concerns.
—oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2022
Maybe talk about a coach that may be a tweener.
—Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2020
Federer has helped popularize the tweener: the back-to-the-net, between-the-legs shot.
—Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2022
The 6-foot-3, 223-pound Black is a bit of a ‘tweener.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2022
Carter is a tweener (6-foot-3, 285 pounds) who played inside and out for the Gators, while contributing against the pass and run.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022
With a relative light and snappy demeanor, the Launch is somewhat of a unique ’tweener that bridges the categories of performance trainers/racers and the wide range of high-mileage trainers that are about a full ounce lighter.
—Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2020
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“Tweener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweener. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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