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  • noun Plural form of changeup.

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Examples

  • Lord struck out eight in the game, including three on called changeups that froze Hart hitters.

    unknown title 2009

  • Pedro's fastball could be classified as changeups for most pitchers given the low amount of speed.

    Mets Geek 2009

  • Lord struck out eight in the game, including three on called changeups that froze Hart hitters.

    unknown title 2009

  • Pedro's fastball could be classified as changeups for most pitchers given the low amount of speed.

    Mets Geek 2009

  • Hilary Clinton's elbow surgery might prevent her from "pitching heat" at her adversaries, but she might be able to skillfully lobby "changeups" and befuddle them.

    How will Clinton's surgery affect her job? 2009

  • Mastering "feel" pitches such as changeups is a significant part of that, and Lohse will continue to work on them until he gets them right -- a luxury he did not have last spring.

    unknown title 2009

  • "It was funny, the last couple times out, I threw a bunch of changeups, and I thought that was going to be the same plan going forward tonight," he said.

    Yankees Beat Twins 6-1 Brian Costa 2010

  • Sunday, with New York's Freddy Garcia twirling his full arsenal of splitters, sliders and changeups, the Indians whacked balls into the ground or hit weak flyballs, never really threatening the Yankees.

    Yanks Smack Cleveland Again Daniel Barbarisi 2011

  • His most freakish attribute is his bat spend, and maybe pitchers will force him to slow his bat down with a constant diet of sliders, changeups and curves.

    For Bryce Harper, no rush to judgment 2011

  • Like Janelle Monae, who sang "Tightrope" with too many changeups for her backup dancers who seemed to be in desperate search of a groove.

    'Dancing with Stars' airs Boo-Gate video, gives Michael Bolton the boot Lisa de Moraes 2010

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