fade·away
ˈfād-ə-ˌwā 
plural fadeaways
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b
: a slide in which a base runner throws their body sideways to avoid the tag
c
basketball
: a shot made or attempted while moving away from the basket
Rick Fox sank a 12-foot fadeaway with 1:10 left for a 93-91 Lakers lead …—
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: an act or instance of fading away
basketball
: made or attempted while moving away from the basket
a fadeaway jump shot
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Instead, the Lakers superstar pulled up straight over the top of Bryant’s outstretched arm, dropping a fadeaway jumper softly through the net.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Brown drew one on a fadeaway jumper over De’Anthony Melton, and Tatum drew another while driving on Draymond Green.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Pritchard dissected Milwaukee’s defense at all three levels during that flurry, converting two layups, two 3-pointers and one nine-foot fadeaway.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Instead, the Lakers superstar pulled up straight over the top of Bryant’s outstretched arm, dropping a fadeaway jumper softly through the net.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The Longhorns jolted out of the First Four with Tramon Mark’s walk-off fadeaway jumper.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Brown drew one on a fadeaway jumper over De’Anthony Melton, and Tatum drew another while driving on Draymond Green.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Fadeaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fadeaway. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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