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verb

present tense third-person singular of potshot

as in attacks

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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noun

plural of potshot

as in salvos

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Sheepstealer attacks Syrax, who breaks free long enough to pick up Rhaenyra and Rhaena and carry them back to the safety of King’s Landing.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Shortly after she was diagnosed with class 3 lupus nephritis, a serious complication in which lupus attacks the kidneys.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of attacks

Noun

These recent actions, while ominous, are only the latest salvoes.

— James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
However, strikes were reported as far north as Semnan, just east of Tehran and home to a ballistic missile complex, pointing to a broader range of locations than in previous salvoes.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of salvos

Noun

England was superb with its back to the wall, first holding out volleys of Argentina attacks then, restored to 14 men and finally to full strength, scoring tries through Marcus Smith and Manny Feyi-Waboso to seal its win.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Gotze controls the ball on his chest and volleys into the far corner, all in one movement.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of volleys

Noun

Russia bombarded Ukraine last weekend with one of the largest ballistic-missile barrages of the entire war.

— Mark Montgomery, Washington Post, 31 July 2026
Less expensive than three artillery barrages, Colonel Bell said during a June roundtable discussion with reporters.

— Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

Definition of barrages

Noun

Every stentorian chord became a hammer blow, flourishes intensified into fusillades, a tense pause into an apocalypse.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
As Ukraine marked another year of independence, Vladimir Putin responded with one of the worst fusillades of missiles since his unprovoked full-scale war of aggression began over three years ago.

— Oleksandra Matviichuk, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025

Definition of fusillades

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Long before October 2023, Gaza’s people suffered international sanctions, a humiliating occupation, and periodic Israeli bombardments.

— Helen Epstein, The New York Review of Books, 22 July 2026
Some, like France's Maginot Line, became border fortresses stretching for miles, while German coastal defenses sat on the cliffs of Normandy, requiring the Allies to take out with sea bombardments and direct infantry assaults.

— David Szondy June 23, New Atlas, 23 June 2026

Definition of bombardments

Noun

Solar storms are energy bursts from the sun that can contribute to strong auroral showings, several of which occurred in 2024, when the sun reached the peak of its 11-year solar cycle, marking a 500-year high in auroral activity.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Both of these carry the signatures of creative openings, bursts of genius, and new ideas being generated.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

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