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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Machado checked his swing on a first-pitch sweeper called a strike.
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Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Martinez has a five-pitch arsenal, mainly relying on a sweeper and four-seam fastball while also mixing in a cutter, changeup and sinker.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Originally renowned as an intelligent midfielder capable of driving forward into attack, Beckenbauer pioneered the role of the attacking sweeper, and future German midfield stars often copied him and dropped into that role.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The drought grew to 41 2/3 innings before Crim ripped JP Sears’ first-pitch sweeper 439 feet to left-center, scoring Hunter Goodman and Jordan Beck, who opened the fourth with back-to-back singles.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
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Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Martinez has a five-pitch arsenal, mainly relying on a sweeper and four-seam fastball while also mixing in a cutter, changeup and sinker.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Originally renowned as an intelligent midfielder capable of driving forward into attack, Beckenbauer pioneered the role of the attacking sweeper, and future German midfield stars often copied him and dropped into that role.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The drought grew to 41 2/3 innings before Crim ripped JP Sears’ first-pitch sweeper 439 feet to left-center, scoring Hunter Goodman and Jordan Beck, who opened the fourth with back-to-back singles.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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