shoot-out
noun
1
: a battle fought with handguns or rifles
2
: something resembling a shoot-out
broadly
: showdown
3
: a shooting competition in overtime that is used to determine the winner of a game (as in soccer or hockey) tied at the end of regular play
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Police announced in a news conference on Thursday, July 10, that amid a shoot-out with officers, Rakim Wright, of Detroit, fatally shot himself in the head.
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Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
Philadelphia is reeling after a savage shoot-out took place in the Grays Ferry neighborhood, leaving three young men dead and 10 others injured on Monday morning (July 8).
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 8 July 2025
Working as an assistant to a high-tech Mafia-like character named Ben, he is caught up in a shoot-out with customs officials.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
More than a dozen yellow evidence markers noted where bullet casings fell during the shoot-out.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
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Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
Philadelphia is reeling after a savage shoot-out took place in the Grays Ferry neighborhood, leaving three young men dead and 10 others injured on Monday morning (July 8).
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 8 July 2025
Working as an assistant to a high-tech Mafia-like character named Ben, he is caught up in a shoot-out with customs officials.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
More than a dozen yellow evidence markers noted where bullet casings fell during the shoot-out.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
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“Shoot-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot-out. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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