as in shooters
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 sharpshooters
Free-agent sharpshooters Rui Hachimura and Luke Kennard are on the market, and defensive stopper Marcus Smart will leave a hole in the Lakers’ roster after opting out.
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Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Leo took a pilgrimage to those ruins Tuesday, arriving during a rainstorm with sharpshooters covering the ancient flagstones and colonnades.
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Claudio Lavanga,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 2026
There’s another set of sharpshooters making history.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2026
In April 2024, the CIC advocated using helicopters flying low with sharpshooters to take out the deer.
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Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
On the first night, McTeigue was stunned to see sharpshooters posted atop the buildings for security as the 500 masked extras walked down the street towards the film’s armored tanks.
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Matthew Huff,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
Police K-9s on the ground, undercover officers, SWAT teams, drones, and sharpshooters are typically part of the LAPD's security posture for the Oscars, according to law enforcement sources.
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Alex Stone,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
To heighten security, sharpshooters were placed on rooftops, attendees passed through metal detectors, nearby businesses were closed, and the Shubert complex’s two lowest underground parking levels were blocked off due to the risk of car bombs.
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Paul Grein,
Billboard,
12 Mar. 2026
Plus, sharpshooters are taking aim at deer that have taken over Baltimore’s parks.
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Bill Wachsberger,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Leo took a pilgrimage to those ruins Tuesday, arriving during a rainstorm with sharpshooters covering the ancient flagstones and colonnades.
—
Claudio Lavanga,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 2026
There’s another set of sharpshooters making history.
—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2026
In April 2024, the CIC advocated using helicopters flying low with sharpshooters to take out the deer.
—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
On the first night, McTeigue was stunned to see sharpshooters posted atop the buildings for security as the 500 masked extras walked down the street towards the film’s armored tanks.
—
Matthew Huff,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
Police K-9s on the ground, undercover officers, SWAT teams, drones, and sharpshooters are typically part of the LAPD's security posture for the Oscars, according to law enforcement sources.
—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
To heighten security, sharpshooters were placed on rooftops, attendees passed through metal detectors, nearby businesses were closed, and the Shubert complex’s two lowest underground parking levels were blocked off due to the risk of car bombs.
—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
12 Mar. 2026
Plus, sharpshooters are taking aim at deer that have taken over Baltimore’s parks.
—
Bill Wachsberger,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpshooters
Noun
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Kennard could have provided a critical floor-spacing piece around Doncic, who thrives when surrounded by lob-catching centers, athletic wings and knockdown shooters.
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They will be conducted by integrated teams of sensors, shooters, decoys, electronic attack, cyber capabilities, autonomous systems, and human decision-makers.
Noun
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In Idaho, executions will be carried out at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution by three volunteer police marksmen whose identities will be kept confidential.
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Almost two years ago, the Catalina Island Conservancy proposed using aerial marksmen in helicopters to shoot the deer.
Noun
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But police say the ranger approaching the car would ultimately lead to a sprawling investigation involving drugs, guns, mysterious chemicals, a missing woman and local and federal investigators turning a Philadelphia home inside out.
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State lawmakers said these rapid-fire guns are not needed for self-defense but can be a weapon of mass murder.
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“Sharpshooters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpshooters. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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