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Recent Examples of gunshot
The sound of a single gunshot could be heard in the video moments later.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
In a final shooting at an unknown location, a 30-year-old walked into a hospital with gunshot injuries that police described as non-life-threatening.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The officers located an 18-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Sep. 2025
Another man was also found in the parking lot suffering from gunshot wounds.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
In a final shooting at an unknown location, a 30-year-old walked into a hospital with gunshot injuries that police described as non-life-threatening.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The officers located an 18-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Sep. 2025
Another man was also found in the parking lot suffering from gunshot wounds.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunshot
Noun
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The Pentagon plans to launch 133 more satellites over the next nine months to complete the build-out of the Space Development Agency's first-generation, or Tranche 1, constellation of missile-tracking and data-relay satellites.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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At least one of the 20 or so Russian drones and missiles went about 100 miles into Poland, nearly as far as Warsaw.—
Joshua Sammons,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Equipped with two rails, the weapon uses an electric pulse—instead of explosive chemical propellants—to generate an electromagnetic force that accelerates a projectile to up to six times the speed of sound, hitting its target with extreme velocity.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately harmless, this was the piece of the bomb that would ignite the charge in the main body of the projectile.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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The country is splintered, and language gets used as ammunition.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The rifle that authorities believe was used in the assassination contained ammunition inscribed with antifascist messaging, sources confirmed to Fox News Digital.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Built to last, the 2020 model features a new roof design that boasts up to 90 pounds per square foot of snow load.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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It’s finished in a beautiful coat of light green and has loads of chrome trim and a black roof.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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The first photo in the carousel showed Brooks posing with her arms wrapped around her husband-to-be, flashing her ring as the couple posed for the camera in the black-and-white shot.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Lilly's shot is the gold standard in terms of efficacy, Skovronsky said.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The results cast doubt on whether the plumes truly carry whispers of alien life, or merely echoes of lifeless chemistry on the frozen shell.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Authorities also revealed bizarre engravings on unfired shell casings recovered at the scene.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If operation of the nuclear system is desired beyond 20 years, a cartridge replacement can be performed.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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There’s also an odor neutralizer cartridge that can be placed into the vacuum’s brush roll and is designed to keep foul odors out of the air while cleaning.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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Reynolds argued that contemporary pop is less about innovation and more about revisiting previous decades, blurring distinct eras, and nibbling away at the present’s identity.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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The sung-through show — which tells the story of America's birth through a modern lens set to a score of hip-hop, R&B, pop and traditional show tunes — became an instant sensation upon its debut, ushering in a whole new generation of musical theater fans.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunshot. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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