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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Even with the addition of the sharpshooting DiVincenzo, who drilled a career-high 3.5 threes per game last season on a sizzling 40.1% clip, offensive floor spacing projects to be a major issue for the new-look Timberwolves.
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
That isn’t to downplay the accomplishments of Matthews, a sharpshooting forward who is coming off a 69-goal season, the NHL’s best mark since 1995-96.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
His sharpshooting remained a theme after the Phoenix Suns selected him early in the second round of the 1983 NBA draft, Foster ranking among the team leaders in every shooting category until his career unexpectedly veered off course.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Clark did not have one of the sharpshooting performances that fans have become accustomed to over her years at Iowa and in her rookie season, going only 6-for-22 from the field and 1-for-10 from deep.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
That isn’t to downplay the accomplishments of Matthews, a sharpshooting forward who is coming off a 69-goal season, the NHL’s best mark since 1995-96.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
His sharpshooting remained a theme after the Phoenix Suns selected him early in the second round of the 1983 NBA draft, Foster ranking among the team leaders in every shooting category until his career unexpectedly veered off course.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Clark did not have one of the sharpshooting performances that fans have become accustomed to over her years at Iowa and in her rookie season, going only 6-for-22 from the field and 1-for-10 from deep.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Sharpshooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sharpshooting. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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