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as in to gun
to strike with a missile from a gun
hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season
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as in to fly
to proceed or move quickly
some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope
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as in to photograph
to take a photograph of
shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted
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as in to cast
to throw or give off
suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks
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as in to shout
to voice one's opinions freely with force
you've been wanting to say something since this meeting started, so shoot
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as in to sprinkle
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
hazel eyes that were brown shot with green
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as in to send
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news
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as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
there'd be a shoot of pain from that molar whenever I bit down
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as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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Recent Examples of shoot
María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
The person fatally shot at a party Sunday in Crete Township has been identified as Hammond resident David Velazquez, 20, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
One of Godard’s Swiss friends persuaded a pair of friends in Geneva to lend Godard a 35 mm film camera for the shoot, and one of these Geneva friends also served as cinematographer.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Debuting them in a brief, awkward first flight, like a firework that shoots crooked after being in storage too long.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
The person fatally shot at a party Sunday in Crete Township has been identified as Hammond resident David Velazquez, 20, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
The Eurovision Song Contest is coming to Asia in 2026, with the Grand Final for the regional off shoot of the competition set to be hosted in Bangkok, Thailand on November 14.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
One of Godard’s Swiss friends persuaded a pair of friends in Geneva to lend Godard a 35 mm film camera for the shoot, and one of these Geneva friends also served as cinematographer.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoot
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Comments on all of the videos point out inconsistent character designs from scene to scene, including varying faces and extra limbs.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Say yes to experimentation and going out on a limb!—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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And that dawg had a tummy ache.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The bumps and bruises, aches, pain and fatigue that comes with air travel and sleeping in hotels and the unrelenting schedule takes its toll.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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And chlorpropham, a sprout inhibitor detected in 90% of potato samples, is already banned in the European Union over health concerns.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Fan favorites include a Teriyaki Chicken bowl with avocado and brussel sprouts and the Spicy Korean Steak bowl with bok choy.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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The same sources revealed that Kilcoyne required stitches in his hands.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2026
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Doctors at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood gave Varren 21 stitches to close the gap.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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At a recent sleepover, my 15-year-old son and his 14-year-old friend Charlie, driven by a pang of nostalgia, chose to watch the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics on YouTube.—
Luba Kassova,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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What Brooks proffers is not the philosophy these queries require but a kind of pharmacology—a pill designed to alleviate every last pang.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Bank, a New York surgeon who founded a clinic focused on post-mastectomy pain, said the pain is believed to be triggered by nerves that are severed during surgery and then left that way.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Falter said there was some lingering pain on Wednesday.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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The spicy versions deliver a swift punch and a lingering tingle on the tongue.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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And second, there’s the audience’s uncomfortable tingle of recognition watching Vladimir Putin’s tightening stranglehold on the Russian press.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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But Paddack won’t let the sting linger.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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But Myers came with three years of team control, helping to ease the sting of the Mets trading top prospects Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat to Milwaukee.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Shoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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