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floater

noun as in advance

noun as in alien

noun as in derelict

noun as in loan

noun as in outsider

noun as in vagrant

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He thrives in the pick and roll and in isolation, and he’s more than comfortable creating for himself with pull-ups behind the arc or floaters inside of it.

It didn’t work, and neither did the Knicks’ efforts to send help in his direction after he tore them up with floaters and pull-ups in Game 1.

Durant drives hard at Paul George’s shoulder, skids to a stop and tosses in a floater — letting go at about the height of the rim — that the four-time All-NBA defender can hardly contest.

Antetokounmpo delivered another screen, and DiVincenzo dropped a soft floater through the net.

He’s connecting on those shots at a 49 percent clip, and it’s an especially deadly weapon for him because of how well he disguises whether he’s shooting a floater or throwing an alley-oop.

Then all of a sudden the blue and yellow floater went under and little Hepzebiah caught a sunfish, too.

I been along the waterfront long enough t' know that th' lad that picks up a floater gets a reward o' ten dollars from th' city.

I see Page did remember,—or perhaps she is a born floater, just as she is a bubble maker.

This Harriet made by a puzzling “floater,” a slow ball that fell in the opposite court far out of reach.

It is as a floater that he excels in water sports; he rides the waves more lightly and gracefully than any other creature.

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On this page you'll find 231 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to floater, such as: hike, increase, rise, accommodation, allowance, and bite.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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