fade·away
ˈfād-ə-ˌwā 
plural fadeaways
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b
: a slide in which a base runner throws his or her body sideways to avoid the tag
c
basketball
: a shot made or attempted while moving away from the basket
Rick Fox sank a 12-foot fadeaway with 1:10 left for a 93-91 Lakers lead …—
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: an act or instance of fading away
basketball
: made or attempted while moving away from the basket
a fadeaway jump shot
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Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2024
The 21-year-old took two hard dribbles before sinking a fadeaway.
—Varun Shankar, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
Matias Grez, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
The Sparks were able to get within one point, but a late sequence that consisted of a fadeaway basket from Skylar Diggins-Smith and a Crystal Dangerfield turnover that led to a fast-break layup from former Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike stretched the lead to five with less than two minutes to go.
—Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Napheesa Collier scored on a 12-foot fadeaway jumper with 8.8 seconds left in overtime and the Lynx pulled off an astonishing comeback to stun New York 95-93 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2024
The 21-year-old took two hard dribbles before sinking a fadeaway.
—Varun Shankar, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
Adjective
Boston Celtics rout the New York Knicks on NBA Opening Night after receiving championship rings
But the Suns surged back and Durant tied the game with a fadeaway jumper over two Clippers players with just 21 seconds remaining to force OT.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
The Sparks were able to get within one point, but a late sequence that consisted of a fadeaway basket from Skylar Diggins-Smith and a Crystal Dangerfield turnover that led to a fast-break layup from former Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike stretched the lead to five with less than two minutes to go.
—Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Fadeaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fadeaway. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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