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playmaking

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[play-mayk-ing] / ˈpleɪˌmeɪk ɪŋ /

noun

  1. Sports. the action, role, or skill of a playmaker.


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Dia Saba plays in a similar playmaking role to Gloukh.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

And this sequence from the second quarter of Friday’s 105-104 Knicks win was an immaculate example of playmaking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

They brought impeccable fundamentals in shooting and playmaking, honed across seasons competing against grown men.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

In-form fly-half Jalibert was handed the key playmaking role in the absence of Dupont's long-time club teammate Romain Ntamack as Fabien Galthie's side started the defence of their title with a scintillating attacking display.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

In the Spring of 1884 he delivered an address on the art of playmaking before the Cercle Artistique et Littéraire of Brussels.

From How to Write a Play Letters from Augier, Banville, Dennery, Dumas, Gondinet, Labiche, Legouvé, Pailleron, Sardou, Zola by Brander Matthews

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