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to criticize harshly and usually publicly
- ended the show with an extended rant in which he potshot an array of personages on the right
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A Brief History of 'Potshot'
Duck, or you might be dinner
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“Potshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potshot. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of potshot was in 1843
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