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as in gun
a person skilled in shooting at a target
there were eight shooters taking turns at the same target in the final competition
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as in photographer
one who takes photographs
he's one of the best shooters of wildlife in all of professional photography
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Officials said the gun violence took place from May 2025 to late April 2026 in a swath of the South Bronx.
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The man had a gun and refused to drop it when ordered to by police, the sheriff said.
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In the cover slide of her most recent Instagram slideshow, a photo lensed by photographer Fedya Ro, Lopez poses on a dark teal couch with her arms above her head.
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Aarons, a former World War II combat photographer, first visited Palm Beach in 1952 for the long-shuttered magazine Holiday.
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Luke Kennard came their way at the trade deadline, when the Lakers sent Gabe Vincent and a 2032 second-round pick to Atlanta for the 29-year-old marksman, who is earning $11 million this season and will be a free agent this summer.
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Mbappé is the league leading marksman again this season with 23, two more than Vedad Muriqi of Mallorca.
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Using strobes and a long exposure time to allow the maximum amount of available light to hit his lens, Cooley snags about 50 shots of the 20-foot-tall tree, which stands vigil over a street where nearly all the homes burned.
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In total, eight shots were fired, police said.
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The Knicks are bringing their deadeye sharpshooter back to Madison Square Garden.
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In the late nineties, when Lyme disease swept over Monhegan Island, off the coast of Maine, a professional sharpshooter was brought in to kill every single deer.
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Court records released last week detail the alleged plot to use small drones carrying explosives and snipers to target senior government officials and wealthy attendees.
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Evans is a sniper from distance, a serious movement shooter who gets his feet organized quickly before catching and firing quickly.
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“Shooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shooter. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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