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Recent Examples of gunshot
Rojas, who was 35, suffered gunshot wounds in his torso and left lower leg, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
Massey died by homicide due to a gunshot wound to her head, according to an autopsy report released on July 26, 2024, Sangamon County coroner Jim Allmon confirmed to ABC News.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
First responders found the man with gunshot a wound inside one of the vehicles.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Officers arrived to find a gold 2006 Chevrolet Malibu in the road with a man with a gunshot wound inside.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
Massey died by homicide due to a gunshot wound to her head, according to an autopsy report released on July 26, 2024, Sangamon County coroner Jim Allmon confirmed to ABC News.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
First responders found the man with gunshot a wound inside one of the vehicles.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Officers arrived to find a gold 2006 Chevrolet Malibu in the road with a man with a gunshot wound inside.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunshot
Noun
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That was a 109-mph missile over the center field fence, much higher than its intended target and hundreds of feet farther.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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North Korea has sent soldiers, artillery ammunition and missiles to Russia to support Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cartman starts laughing so hard that he projectile vomits all over Thiel.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Cartman has the most aggressive reaction to the numbers, going full Linda Blair with projectile vomit.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Possession of ammunition without an FID card.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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North Korea has sent soldiers, artillery ammunition and missiles to Russia to support Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Within two decades, commercial trout harvests plummeted by ninety-eight per cent; in Lake Michigan alone, the load dropped from six million pounds to zero in the decade between 1944 and 1954.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Although the structure is complete, several final phases remain – including paving, lighting installation, cable inspections, and load testing.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The camera crew is all smiles setting up the shot.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Superstar Shohei Ohtani launched a two-run shot to cut the lead down to 11-4, but the momentum still appeared to be on the Blue Jays' side in a raucous Rogers Centre.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The brightening occurred as an increase in heat radiation from the sun vaporized icy materials embedded in its structure, creating a gaseous shell around its nucleus.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Rioters then shot at agents with commercial artillery shell fireworks.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is not a cartridge machine, and there’s no slot on the top.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Each bottle of ink and each toner cartridge has a page-yield rating, based on test pages developed by the International Organization for Standards (ISO).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Our hero complies, serenading Suzie (and his anxious friends) with the sweetest rendition of Limahl's synth-pop jam.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Dave Ball, the multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter who performed alongside Marc Almond in the influential synth-pop duo Soft Cell, died yesterday (October 22).—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunshot. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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