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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Cause of death: Accidentally shot by a machine gun during a shoot-out.
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Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 19 May 2025
There are giant explosions, brutal plane crashes in the jungle, shoot-outs in the desert, secret assassins, fist fights, flaming arrows, hand grenades, gruesome injuries and bullets which need extracting, and a more frenetic pace.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 18 May 2025
But the Tupamaros never came close to seizing power, and in 1970 Mujica was captured after a shoot-out with police in which he was badly wounded.
—John Otis, NPR, 13 May 2025
Of course, things don’t go as planned on the mission and a series of unfortunate events leads to various precarious situations, betrayals, shoot-outs and daring escapes, all of which get in the way of Murderbot’s screen time.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 19 May 2025
There are giant explosions, brutal plane crashes in the jungle, shoot-outs in the desert, secret assassins, fist fights, flaming arrows, hand grenades, gruesome injuries and bullets which need extracting, and a more frenetic pace.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 18 May 2025
But the Tupamaros never came close to seizing power, and in 1970 Mujica was captured after a shoot-out with police in which he was badly wounded.
—John Otis, NPR, 13 May 2025
Of course, things don’t go as planned on the mission and a series of unfortunate events leads to various precarious situations, betrayals, shoot-outs and daring escapes, all of which get in the way of Murderbot’s screen time.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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“Shoot-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot-out. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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