GUNSHOT Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

gunshot

noun

Definition of gunshot

as in missile

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Recent Examples of gunshot Police said officers arrived and found two men, each with at least one gunshot wound. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The defense has argued that no gunshot residue was found on Flynn the night of the murder and that none of his wife's blood was on him either. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Police raced to the scene and found Ashley dead in her bedroom of two gunshot wounds. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 Smith remains hospitalized after suffering multiple gunshot wounds to his head and body and serious head trauma. — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gunshot

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Noun

The scale of the award also shows where the manufacturing bottleneck can sit inside a missile program.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
The Houthis have responded by escalating missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, claiming to have struck the international airport in the capital, Riyadh, an Aramco refinery and Saudi military bases.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of missile

Noun

Once deployed, the system does not require a separate missile or projectile for every engagement; instead, its operating capacity is constrained by electrical power, cooling, and other system limitations.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Iran used sophisticated ballistic missiles with multiple-projectile warheads against Jordan.

— Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of projectile

Noun

The polling failure will serve to give further ammunition to the Brazilian right and the Bolsonaro camp, which have long alleged that the nation's leading pollsters turn in work biased in favor of Lula and his Workers Party.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The robots deliver food, medicine and ammunition to frontline.

— Greg Myre, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of ammunition

Noun

The vice president then lobbies for his own shot at delivering a message to disillusioned voters.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
More than 1,000 people were gathered at the site, and more than 50 shots were fired in at least two locations about a block apart in Vienna, Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy told WMAZ-TV.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of shot

Noun

In 2009, two Israeli tank shells exploded immediately outside Al-Fakhoora, which was crowded with families fleeing an Israeli ground offensive.

— Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
French mid-century chairs purchased in Paris in 1995 now live in the kitchen, vintage Anglepoise lamps sit atop bedside tables, and vintage tortoise shells hang from the library walls.

— Tanya Fevzi, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of shell

Noun

But picking the best deer hunting cartridge also comes down to taste.

— John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
Refillable deodorant uses a reusable outer case that shoppers keep and reload with a replacement cartridge, rather than tossing the entire container every time the product runs out.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of cartridge

Noun

Home runs are king in the postseason, but that’s where Caminero comes in, with Liam Hicks, Yandy Díaz and Jonathan Aranda also offering some slug.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Trim back the dead foliage in fall to improve your garden’s appearance and prevent slug eggs from overwintering.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of slug

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