GUNSHOTS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

gunshots

noun

plural of gunshot

as in missiles

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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. — 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

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Noun

Skibitskiy said more modern versions of the missiles had an extended range of 800km, but often landed 15-19km off target.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Lai pointed to conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, where relatively inexpensive drones and missiles had increasingly been launched in large numbers.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of missiles

Noun

The secondary usually consists of two-high safety shells pre-snap, rotating a safety down post-snap to confuse the quarterback and counter play action.

— Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Cindy said the icing process is time consuming, especially since the egg shells need to be crushed and dehydrated.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of shells

Noun

Each of the 20 teams plays 38 matches, so as usual there will be 380 games this year, split across 33 weekends and five midweek match rounds.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
After the first two years, the plan calls for new rounds of talks among the states to try to agree on a water-sharing approach for subsequent years.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of rounds

Noun

The team must improve the fabrication process, scale up the laser power, and determine whether the ceramic waveguides can maintain their optical performance under much higher loads.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
The rocket planes tested reaction-control systems for maneuvering where the air was too thin for normal aerodynamic controls, while gathering data on heating, stability, structural loads, human performance and piloting techniques during reentry.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

In June, Wior’s firm raised $200 million, in a round led by Smash Capital, on the strength of its Bullfrog platform, which can respond to a drone threat in seconds by shooting them out of the sky with bullets.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Whereas these modern-style copper bullets — the next iteration — and there are several different manufacturers.

— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of bullets

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