circus catch
noun
: a catch (as in baseball or football) requiring an extraordinary or spectacular effort
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Nabers was smiling, laughing, making circus catches over some of the NFL’s best defenders, scoring flag football touchdowns and flipping into a foam pit to celebrate.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
Brandon Aiyuk's circus catch was a game-changer in the NFC title game.
—USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
Ridley had three receptions for 50 yards, including a circus catch good for a 28-yard gain to the Miami 3-yard line that set up the first touchdown of the game.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2023
None of it happens without Poole's circus catch.
—Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2021
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
Brandon Aiyuk's circus catch was a game-changer in the NFC title game.
—USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
Ridley had three receptions for 50 yards, including a circus catch good for a 28-yard gain to the Miami 3-yard line that set up the first touchdown of the game.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2023
None of it happens without Poole's circus catch.
—Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2021
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“Circus catch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circus%20catch. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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