as in shooter
a person skilled in shooting at a target
the police stationed sharpshooters on rooftops all along the route of the presidential motorcade
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Recent Examples of sharpshooter
Wilson Bethel’s sharpshooter Bullseye has returned and saved Daredevil, but Cherry’s life still hangs in the balance.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Hawkeyes sharpshooter Alvaro Folgueiras delivered the dagger — a wide-open 3-pointer from the corner.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Fudd was 0-for-3 from the field in eight first-half minutes, but the Huskies’ sharpshooter found her rhythm immediately in the third quarter.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
In April 2024, the CIC advocated using helicopters flying low with sharpshooters to take out the deer.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Hawkeyes sharpshooter Alvaro Folgueiras delivered the dagger — a wide-open 3-pointer from the corner.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Fudd was 0-for-3 from the field in eight first-half minutes, but the Huskies’ sharpshooter found her rhythm immediately in the third quarter.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
In April 2024, the CIC advocated using helicopters flying low with sharpshooters to take out the deer.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpshooter
Noun
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Illinois is led by freshman guard Keaton Wagler, a 3-point marksman.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
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Replacing your leading scorer, who doubles as the conference’s top marksman from long range, is a tall order.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That's when authorities said the homeowner allegedly pointed a gun at the worker, sending him running for his life.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The play, like the movie, is loosely based on a robbery that took place in 1972, on a boiling-hot August day, when an eccentric, deep-in-debt Vietnam veteran named John Wojtowicz entered a Chase bank in Brooklyn with a gun and two accomplices, hoping for a quick score.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Sharpshooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpshooter. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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