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Recent Examples of gunshots
Her husband died from multiple gunshots, and the two children died from a single gunshot, the release says.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
Moments later, a resident’s surveillance system recorded four rapid gunshots followed by three rapid gunshots and a final gunshot.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
Moments later, a resident’s surveillance system recorded four rapid gunshots followed by three rapid gunshots and a final gunshot.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunshots
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Instead, a system known as PURL has been established, whereby NATO and Europe fund weapons purchases urgently needed by Ukraine, such as Patriot missiles (which can shoot down Russian ballistic or cruise missiles that target cities).—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The fragile truce between Washington and Tehran has silenced – for now – the bombs, missiles and drones that caused death and destruction across the Middle East earlier in the war.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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After the shooting, investigators recovered 44 spent 9-millimeter shell casings, one unfired cartridge casing, and numerous projectiles and projectile fragments.—
Mark Reynolds,
The Providence Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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Handley says to make sure the shells are dry before using them in your garden.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
25 Apr. 2026
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Invertebrates, on the other hand, were seen as prey that evolved protective structures such as hard shells in response to predation.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The draft continues Saturday morning with rounds four through seven.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Day 2 of the NFL draft saw another 68 players’ dreams come true as teams used the second and third rounds to fill holes on their roster.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Engineers can simulate movements, loads, and environmental conditions before real deployment.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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However, there are moments of reprieve between loads of clothes, sheets, and towels.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In addition to helping keep snails and slugs from snacking on your plants, Handley says, the eggshells will biodegrade naturally, and providing a small calcium boost to your garden soil.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
25 Apr. 2026
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The slugs are attracted to the yeasty odor and drown.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Concrete walls like the ones surrounding the Army facility in Kuwait were typical during the Global War on Terror, built to blunt bullets, rockets, mortars and ground-level blasts -- but not capable of defending against direct aerial strikes from drones.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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But less than an hour later, the same vehicle returned, and this time two passengers riddled Hughes’ car with bullets, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Projections of new optical storage archiving systems promise 1PB raw capacity optical cartridges by the 2030’s, compared to the possible 365TB raw capacity cartridge projections for LTO Gen 14.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Gunshots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunshots. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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