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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Alongside the best season of 23-year-old Booker's career, the Suns featured Kelly Oubre Jr (24 years old, 18.7 points per game), Deandre Ayton (21 years old, 18.2 points per game), and the sharpshooting duo of Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson becoming significant role players.
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Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Deep-bench sharpshooting combo guard Patty Mills is sick.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Prior to hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver announced that both its superstar center and its sharpshooting point guard could sit out a crucial encounter.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The sharpshooting guard delivered, finishing with a team-high-tying 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting.
—Cj Holmes, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Deep-bench sharpshooting combo guard Patty Mills is sick.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Prior to hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver announced that both its superstar center and its sharpshooting point guard could sit out a crucial encounter.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The sharpshooting guard delivered, finishing with a team-high-tying 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting.
—Cj Holmes, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Sharpshooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sharpshooting. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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