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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Finally, Aleah and Tom end up at the house, slowly sneaking around and trying to maintain the upper hand in a dazzling shoot-out.
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Grace Byron, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Fez memorably ended Season 2 (spoiler alert) with a dramatic shoot-out with the police, during which he was wounded and then arrested.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
The Chinese also presented the movie with 12 channels of sound, meaning the surround speakers got an extra workout that added to the visceral charge of the chase sequences and shoot-outs.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
Shevchenko had to score to keep the shoot-out alive but his effort was tame and Dudek secured his place in Liverpool folklore.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Grace Byron, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Fez memorably ended Season 2 (spoiler alert) with a dramatic shoot-out with the police, during which he was wounded and then arrested.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
The Chinese also presented the movie with 12 channels of sound, meaning the surround speakers got an extra workout that added to the visceral charge of the chase sequences and shoot-outs.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
Shevchenko had to score to keep the shoot-out alive but his effort was tame and Dudek secured his place in Liverpool folklore.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Shoot-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot-out. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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