fadeaway
Americannoun
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an act or instance of fading away.
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Baseball. screwball.
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Baseball. a slide made by a base runner to one side of the base, with one leg bent and stretched back to catch hold of the base.
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Basketball. a jump shot made while the player is falling away from the basket.
Etymology
Origin of fadeaway
1905–10, noun use of verb phrase fade away
Example Sentences
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From the opening tip, he rose up for 3-pointers, drove to the rim for dunks and leaned back for fadeaway jump shots.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
James, who already held the NBA all-time points record, sailed past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 15,837 field goals with a fadeaway jumper in the first quarter.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
He set the new mark of 15,838 with a fadeaway jumper near the Lakers’ bench with 11.8 seconds left in the first quarter.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
Among her impressive moves, Sienna followed an offensive rebound with a step-back fadeaway jumper, drove the baseline for a layup and also took a pass over the top of the defense for a layup.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
But while Paul’s arms were as thick as my neck, I beat him off the dribble, and twice in a row I got a foot around him and nailed fadeaway jumpers Guzzo couldn’t block.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
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