gunshot
noun
gun·shot
ˈgən-ˌshät 
1
: shot or a projectile fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
3
: the firing of a gun
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He was killed by a gunshot to the head.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The co-worker ran inside after hearing the gunshot.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
Autopsy reports from the Franklin County Coroner’s Office ruled both deaths homicides, citing multiple gunshot wounds as the cause.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Once there, officers took Battle into custody and found Jones in a bedroom with a gunshot wound.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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gunshot
noun
gun·shot
-ˌshät
1
: shot fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
within gunshot
3
: the firing of a gun
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