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as in to gun
to strike with a missile from a gun
hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season
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as in to fly
to proceed or move quickly
some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope
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as in to photograph
to take a photograph of
shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted
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as in to cast
to throw or give off
suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks
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as in to shout
to voice one's opinions freely with force
you've been wanting to say something since this meeting started, so shoot
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as in to sprinkle
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
hazel eyes that were brown shot with green
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as in to send
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news
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as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
there'd be a shoot of pain from that molar whenever I bit down
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Recent Examples of shoot
Peter White, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Allen has been charged by federal prosecutors with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump in the shooting that left one Secret Service agent shot but uninjured.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 3 May 2026
Daren Smith, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Wembanyama is 7-foot-4, handles like a guard, shoots threes, and blocks shots.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
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The series will feature nine episodes shot around New York City and one internationally.
—Peter White, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Allen has been charged by federal prosecutors with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump in the shooting that left one Secret Service agent shot but uninjured.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 3 May 2026
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By the end of that shoot, a director I’d known but never worked with reached out.
—Daren Smith, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Wembanyama is 7-foot-4, handles like a guard, shoots threes, and blocks shots.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoot
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According to police, the suspects allegedly stole multiple vehicles throughout the spree and fired shots at apartment complexes, homes, pedestrians and two fire stations.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Though OpenAI was making progress on research and development, Musk had demanded that Altman and other co-founders, including Brockman and Ilya Sutskever, make a list of employees and their key contributions, and fire everyone who didn't immediately make the grade, filings show.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The shooters continued blasting away as the workers scrambled for cover, sources said.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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At the county, a coalition of labor unions and nonprofits are gunning for a $360 million sales tax hike to plug holes in the county’s budget.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Cobb Vanth The old-fashioned cowboy wore Boba Fett's armor and weapons as the marshal of Mos Pelgo on Tatooine and was an loyal ally of the Mando – until Cad Bane gunned him down in cold blood.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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The little girl was holding her mom’s hand when the bullets started flying outside the Southern Blvd.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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For now, though, SLS is the only rocket powerful enough and certified to fly Orion to the moon.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The world only caught wind of Wilson and Adebayo’s coupledom when they were photographed together between their his-and-hers gold-medal runs at the 2024 Paris Olympics.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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Sports Illustrated named Earle, Tiffany Haddish, Hilary Duff and Nicole Williams English as the issue’s cover stars, with Earle photographed by Ruven Afanador in Botswana.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Balfe and Heughan weren't the only Outlander cast members ready to bid adieu to the long-running drama.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Scammers cast a wide net and hope someone takes the bait.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The fans sang soccer chants and shouted players’ names.—
Warren Mayes,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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But both camps have shared stories of harassment from the other side, including removing campaign literature, shouting at volunteers, and online bullying.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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Cowboy hats, oversized belt buckles and Western boots dominated the arrivals for both men and women, while a few sprinkled in Vegas-worthy sparkle.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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And Crawford has been sprinkling in a secret catchphrase no one has caught on to yet.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
18 May 2026
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“Shoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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