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Recent Examples of gunshot
The criminal complaint states responding officers found two people with gunshot wounds.
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Witnesses heard a gunshot and saw a man running from the garage.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
The officers found a man and woman with gunshot injuries to their legs.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
The man was found with at least one gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Witnesses heard a gunshot and saw a man running from the garage.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
The officers found a man and woman with gunshot injuries to their legs.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
The man was found with at least one gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunshot
Noun
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Kuwaiti officials inspect damage in a terminal at Kuwait International Airport following a drone and missile attack Wednesday.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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None of those eight hypersonic missiles were intercepted.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
Noun
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When the radar or the EO/IR sensor detects an inbound projectile, the system calculates intercept geometry and fires a countermeasure either a hard-kill interceptor or a soft-kill electronic jammer, depending on system type within milliseconds.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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Less than a week before, a woman was killed by a police officer who shot her with a less-lethal projectile during celebrations of the Red Sox’s win over the Yankees.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Between 2012 and 2015, Perry was also convicted of assault likely to cause great bodily injury, domestic violence, possession of ammunition as a felon and fleeing from police in Sacramento County, according to the criminal complaint.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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More picks offer more chances at fortifying their roster, or more trade ammunition to move up for a quarterback in a strong draft class next spring.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
Noun
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This means that a small engine can handle immense power loads without generating wasteful heat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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In that way, public adjusters might help lighten a load for an insurance company employee by clearing away some of the clutter in a claim with the client.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Ehlers, though, had the perfect shot, ringing the post and sending the Hurricanes faithful into a frenzy with the 1-0 lead before some could even get to their seats.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Feenstra's lead may be declining, as one recent poll shows political newcomer and Iowa businessman Zach Lahn could have a shot at winning the GOP primary.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
2 June 2026
Noun
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All of this was a result of the fact that Paul built the shell of the house himself, installed all the windows, the doors, plumbing and more.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Icy moons like Saturn’s Enceladus and Jupiter’s Europa likely contain oceans beneath frozen outer shells.—
Gideon Yoffe,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
Noun
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For all those reasons, MVG believes the only practical way to get Doom running on a Neo Geo is to pack additional hardware into the cartridge, much like the Super FX2 chip that powered the limited SNES port of the game.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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Joe had purchased the gun because of its powerful air-cartridge system.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Leda nodded and then took a long slug from her can.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Perhaps a big slug is promised to Robinhood for its users?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunshot. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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