changeup
noun
change·up
ˈchānj-ˌəp 
: a slow pitch in baseball thrown with the same motion as a fastball in order to deceive the batter
Examples of changeup in a Sentence
The batter struck out on a changeup.
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Changing up the changeup is not all that Webb has changed up.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Verlander, 42, not only struck out Level, 17, on three pitches, but pitched him backwards, too, starting Level off with a changeup before dumping in a curveball and overpowering him with a fastball.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
According to Statcast, Cease hasn’t thrown a changeup faster than 78 mph since 2023.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The focus this spring is on his health and his changeup.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Verlander, 42, not only struck out Level, 17, on three pitches, but pitched him backwards, too, starting Level off with a changeup before dumping in a curveball and overpowering him with a fastball.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
According to Statcast, Cease hasn’t thrown a changeup faster than 78 mph since 2023.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The focus this spring is on his health and his changeup.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for changeup
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“Changeup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/changeup. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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