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field goal

NOUN
goal made in basketball
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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Despite penalties and a dropped pass, the Rams managed a field goal.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Bishop Gorman’s Maximiliano Fuentes clinched the win with a 49-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

When he made that 54-yard field goal, the longest of his career, in eighth grade, he did not scream.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

His 15.3 field goal attempts per game was a career low, and he was ineligible for end-of-season awards because he missed 22 regular-season games, ending his streak of 21 years with All-NBA honors.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

The second chance you get when you can kick a fifty-yard field goal.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor



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