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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Many of us had been guessing that the centerpiece shoot-out confrontation of the third season would be between Laurie and Alamo’s crews.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026
The sides remained level through extra time but Enrique’s side secured their second Champions League in a row after Arsenal’s Eberechi Eze and Gabriel missed penalties in the shoot-out.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 31 May 2026
There’s a massive shoot-out where Alamo and Laurie are both killed, violently.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
There’s no shortage of other dramatic crests, among them a climactic shoot-out in a cornfield that’s a model of steadily mounting suspense.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026
The sides remained level through extra time but Enrique’s side secured their second Champions League in a row after Arsenal’s Eberechi Eze and Gabriel missed penalties in the shoot-out.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 31 May 2026
There’s a massive shoot-out where Alamo and Laurie are both killed, violently.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
There’s no shortage of other dramatic crests, among them a climactic shoot-out in a cornfield that’s a model of steadily mounting suspense.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
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“Shoot-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot-out. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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