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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
Noun
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By combining a rotating detonation engine with a dual-mode ramjet inlet, engineers aim to close what is often called the efficiency gap that limits the performance of current hypersonic missiles.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Its location gives Greenland a tactical advantage for tracking missiles and monitoring North Atlantic sea traffic.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Distinctive mounds of pretty pink conch shells tower over the waves, piled up over the centuries to create one of Anegada's most important landmarks.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Scale insects appear as tiny brown shells on plants.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Regular-season victories guaranteed a slot in the 10-race playoffs, a win in any of the first three three-race rounds advanced a driver into the next round, while the bottom three drivers at the end of each round were eliminated.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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As Powell — one of Capitol Hill’s most adroit navigators — made his rounds, Republicans on both sides of the Capitol panned the investigation.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Over time, increase the repetitions using light weights, then gradually progress to heavier loads, Forsyth recommended.—
Allison Forsyth,
Health,
14 Jan. 2026
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There’s live music, 70+ vendors, a Biz Kidz Market and loads of family-friendly activities to keep the entire family entertained for hours.—
Ave Maria,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Later, a pair of slugs that help the seed cross an arid landscape, like camels in the desert, glisten vividly.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
30 Dec. 2025
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The good news is that researchers at Oregon State University2 have found that coffee is effective in getting rid of slugs.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Those were her last words before the agent fired three bullets through the window, according to multiple videos taken from a number of angles.—
Theresa Braine,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The foreman dragged the fellow responsible for this disaster by the hair to a corner of the encampment and, deaf to his pleas, put two bullets in his head.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Four players attempted five or more foul shots.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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But as Tuffy staved off 16 shots from BC in the third, MacDonald stepped up midway through to snipe the game-winner.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Gunshots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunshots. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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