as in shooter
a person skilled in shooting at a target
the police stationed sharpshooters on rooftops all along the route of the presidential motorcade
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Recent Examples of sharpshooter
The Hornets sharpshooter was lethal from distance with eight triples, breaking Charlotte’s franchise record for the most 3-pointers by a rookie.
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Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Fudd missed a seventh 3-pointer — 11 in a row including her 0-for-4 performance Monday against Notre Dame — to start the second, but the Huskies’ sharpshooter wasn’t shaken and finally knocked down her first shot from deep 90 seconds after Strong connected.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
After a timeout, the Tigers drew up a look for sharpshooter Jacob Crews, the Southeastern Conference’s 3-point leader, who drained it to give Mizzou a 72-71 lead with 18 seconds left.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2026
Yet Beverly could not get closer than nine, and the lead jumped back to 15 after back-to-back threes from junior sharpshooter Jack Arnold that made it 49-34 after three.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
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Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Fudd missed a seventh 3-pointer — 11 in a row including her 0-for-4 performance Monday against Notre Dame — to start the second, but the Huskies’ sharpshooter wasn’t shaken and finally knocked down her first shot from deep 90 seconds after Strong connected.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
After a timeout, the Tigers drew up a look for sharpshooter Jacob Crews, the Southeastern Conference’s 3-point leader, who drained it to give Mizzou a 72-71 lead with 18 seconds left.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2026
Yet Beverly could not get closer than nine, and the lead jumped back to 15 after back-to-back threes from junior sharpshooter Jack Arnold that made it 49-34 after three.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpshooter
Noun
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Almost two years ago, the Catalina Island Conservancy proposed using aerial marksmen in helicopters to shoot the deer.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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During that time, a self-effacing marksman named Simo Häyhä, a sniper so grimly effective he was known and feared as the White Death, would prove invaluable to the Finns’ ability to hold off the Soviet advance.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Law enforcement seized one gun during the arrests, and no search warrants were executed.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Investigators didn't find the parents' DNA on the gun after getting a court order to collect DNA samples from them, the sheriff's office said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Sharpshooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpshooter. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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