sharpshooting
noun
sharp·shoot·ing
ˈshärp-ˌshü-tiŋ 
1
: shooting with great precision
2
: accurate and usually unexpected attack (as in words)
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Coach Steve Kerr expressed a desire to work on his team’s alignment in half-court and isolation sets, which will feature more 5-out looks this season with the addition of sharpshooting center Al Horford, who has developed instant chemistry with his teammates.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2025
The Florida Panthers’ sharpshooting forward was back at the Baptist Health IcePlex, the team’s practice facility, on Saturday but not for a workout.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
There just happens to be a sharpshooting guard who is still available on the free agent market this deep into the summer.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
And most notably, the Magic swung big and bold by trading four first-round picks to acquire sharpshooting guard Desmond Bane from the Memphis Grizzlies.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2025
The Florida Panthers’ sharpshooting forward was back at the Baptist Health IcePlex, the team’s practice facility, on Saturday but not for a workout.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
There just happens to be a sharpshooting guard who is still available on the free agent market this deep into the summer.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
And most notably, the Magic swung big and bold by trading four first-round picks to acquire sharpshooting guard Desmond Bane from the Memphis Grizzlies.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
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“Sharpshooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sharpshooting. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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