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: a rounded wood block encircled by a rope or an iron band and having holes to receive the lanyard that is used especially to set up shrouds and stays
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: an unerring marksman
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The 30-year-old wing brings back deadeye shooting to a roster that often struggles to knock down shots.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Their finishes in the shootout were deadeye.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The spacing is even cleaner when deadeye Sonia Citron is in her groove.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
That should give an edge to Pinewood’s deadeye shooters, who make 37 percent of their 3-pointers on 29 attempts per game.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Their finishes in the shootout were deadeye.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The spacing is even cleaner when deadeye Sonia Citron is in her groove.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
That should give an edge to Pinewood’s deadeye shooters, who make 37 percent of their 3-pointers on 29 attempts per game.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Deadeye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadeye. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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