GUNSHOT Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

gunshot

noun

Definition of gunshot

as in missile

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Recent Examples of gunshot Four people with apparent gunshot wounds were taken to the hospital, where one died, and an additional person died at the scene, Peterson said. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 Those victims and the 3-year-old girl had gunshot wounds to the head, while the fourth victim had been shot in the back, the prosecutor’s office said, according to a statement translated from Spanish. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 As of Wednesday, one victim was being treated at a hospital for gunshot wounds. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 Officers found Destiney Gonzalez, 22, of Caldwell, on the front porch of the home with a gunshot wound, according to police. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gunshot

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Noun

More than half of the cost has come from replacing missiles and other munitions used during the conflict.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
In July, a YFQ-44A fired an AIM-120 air-to-air missile at a digital target during a live-fire test.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of missile

Noun

One projectile managed to carry a cable into the high-voltage power line to establish a conductive connection to the ground, the German news agency dpa reported.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Thank goodness the projectile vomit-inducing 'sick sticks' aren't real…yet.

— Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of projectile

Noun

Even when port maneuvering and unloading on diesel power, the battery helps reduce the load on the engines.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
So even though Williams, 27, is one of the team’s top players, no one from coaching or training staff has approached him (and his 80 career games) about load management.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of load

Noun

In his analysis of the goalless draw at Hull City, where Villa registered one shot on target — one more than in the previous two matches — Emery observed his side lacked runners to stretch in behind.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Jarren Duran hit his 20th homer, a solo shot on the first pitch from Grayson Rodriguez (4-7), to spark a four-run second inning for Boston, which improved to an MLB-best 34-17 since the All-Star break.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of shot

Noun

According to a criminal complaint, Young used shell corporations and fraudulent billing practices to misappropriate funds intended for homeless housing, including through programs administered by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
On the apparel front, a Ballistic Tech Vest harkens back to ’90s utility gear, while Gore-Tex rears its head again on a circa-2000 Mountain Jacket with seam seals and another shell that reaches full length.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of shell

Noun

That nets you the filtration device, two hoses, five pre-filter heads, and one internal filter cartridge.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026
Eventually, Yamada resurfaces with beer cans, lighters, sunglasses, two phones and a vape cartridge — but no anchor.

— Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of cartridge

Noun

Sher did fall short of convincing Deukmejian to sign one of his bills — a whimsical measure inspired by a Camp Fire girls and boys troop to proclaim the banana slug to be the official state mollusk.

— Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
But in an aging lineup that has lacked slug for the majority of the second half, an absence such this is not nearly as easy to cover.

— Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of slug

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