fadeaway

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noun

fade·​away ˈfād-ə-ˌwā 

plural fadeaways

1

a

: screwball sense 1

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 …

—The New York Times

2

: an act or instance of fading away

fadeaway

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adjective

basketball

: made or attempted while moving away from the basket

a fadeaway jump shot

Examples of fadeaway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Yet Philadelphia won a challenge to keep possession and George sank a tough fadeaway to seal the game. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025

Ball’s one-legged 3s typically have less in common with Young’s 3-point floaters and more with Dirk Nowitzki’s patented mid-range fadeaway. —Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2025

Adjective

The game went to overtime after LaVine missed a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer. —Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025

Etiwanda’s Chasity Rice then launched a fadeaway three-pointer from the corner that went three quarters of the way down but popped out. —Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1932, in the meaning defined above

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