floater
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Brunson put New York in front for the first time with a floater that made it 105-104 with 1:22 remaining.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The Lakers won the game 116-115 on a last-second floater by Austin Reaves, who had a team-high 28 points and 16 assists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
D'Angelo Russell's floater lifted Dallas within 95-94 with 54.8 seconds remaining but Isaiah Hartenstein answered with a layup to give the Thunder a 97-94 edge.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
She went coast-to-coast off the inbound, slashing her way to the rim and hitting a floater.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2025
He has lots of different kinds of friends at school, a floater.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
He speculated that the administration could “put a bunch of floaters out there” to gauge the market’s reaction different policy actions.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
He badgered Wisconsin with a barrage of floaters and driving layups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
Cameron Norrie has been handed a difficult start against Italy's Matteo Berrettini - a 2022 semi-finalist at Melbourne Park and one of the most dangerous unseeded floaters in the men's draw.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2025
Love started off with a pair of floaters in the lane and had seven straight points during an early 12-2 Arizona run.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
There cannot be very many hunters, because if they consume all the floaters, the hunters themselves will perish.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
