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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Here's who survived the Netflix film's many shoot-outs and brawls.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The cyberpunk chaos spirals into shoot-outs with telekinesis and giant mutant babies, all of it spectacular and ingrained in reverent filmmakers’ memories.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
After re-entering her residence post shoot-out, Lauren-Shriner surrendered to police and was taken into custody.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Jillian Lauren, was involved in a police shoot-out after an unrelated Los Angeles car chase, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Wednesday (April 9).
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The cyberpunk chaos spirals into shoot-outs with telekinesis and giant mutant babies, all of it spectacular and ingrained in reverent filmmakers’ memories.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
After re-entering her residence post shoot-out, Lauren-Shriner surrendered to police and was taken into custody.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Jillian Lauren, was involved in a police shoot-out after an unrelated Los Angeles car chase, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Wednesday (April 9).
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Shoot-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot-out. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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