shootaround

noun

shoot·​around ˈshüt-ə-ˌrau̇nd How to pronounce shootaround (audio)
: a usually informal basketball practice session

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According to Charania, Butler reportedly walked out of the shootaround with the Heat earlier this morning. Matt Levine, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025 Reporters were again told by the team that Spoelstra would not be answering specific questions about Butler, whose name was not mentioned during the coach’s media availability after the team’s shootaround at Fiserv Forum on Thursday. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025 The team’s Wednesday morning shootaround was also canceled, per a team source, which has left the Bucks stuck at their team hotel since arriving Monday night. William Guillory, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 Monk was ruled out after the team’s morning shootaround with right groin soreness. Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for shootaround 

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shootaround was in 1978

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“Shootaround.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shootaround. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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