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as in to fire
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force BB guns shoot small round metal pellets

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as in to blast
to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force soldiers train extensively to learn to shoot accurately and quickly

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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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noun

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verb (2)

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Noun
The process was so intense for her that her hair gradually became gray as the shoot progressed. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 May 2025 Capitana will feature an international cast, with the shoot taking place in multiple countries — Malta, Italy, Serbia and Germany are among the locations currently under consideration. Sara Merican, Deadline, 21 May 2025 Sometimes these shoots extend to the outdoor patio, draped in hanging strings of wisteria, where its own grill awaits. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025 The six-week shoot took place on location in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Kent. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for shoot
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Noun
  • Two of his actors are missing limbs and nearly all are flamboyantly tattooed.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
  • However, starting in the 1930s, thieves unwilling to move the heavy statues began sawing off the children’s limbs piece by piece.
    Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
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  • Many people with babesiosis don’t feel sick or have symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but some may experience flu-like symptoms such as a fever, chills, sweating, body aches, appetite loss, nausea or fatigue.
    Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2025
  • Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headaches, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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  • Monday, June 2, Lemon Pepper Chicken, wild rice, Brussels sprouts, mixed fruit, milk.
    Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
  • Community and the art of neighborliness exist in the unexpected connections, laughs, kismet moments, juicy bites of homemade Brussels sprouts, sweet sips of mocktails, and hugs of welcome and see you laters.
    Essence, Essence, 20 May 2025
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  • Calla Fuqua, 28, from Baltimore, Maryland, has left people in stitches with a video of 5-year-old cat Ashlyn Rose pulling off a remarkably convincing limp.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
  • Those with double stitches tend to last the longest and are stronger than others.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
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  • And yet the extent of the common language for emotional and physical pain is itself remarkable: crushing sadness, pangs of guilt, wrenching news, the need for something to kill the pain.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
  • And just as suddenly as that dream was about to begin, the pang in Carr’s gut was growing more undeniable.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
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  • Winant crystallizes this idea of crossing a indescribable threshold through her discussion and analysis of masochism, an intrinsic component of athletic practice that intertwines physical pleasure with pain.
    Jessica Simmons-Reid, Artforum, 1 June 2025
  • Coach Cheryl Reeve said pregame that Collier’s pain wasn’t from anything that happened in a recent game.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 31 May 2025
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  • The product glides on smooth like butter and leaves behind a faint cooling tingle.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
  • That tingle of anxiety will become an old friend, and the feeling of having triumphed over fear will become equally familiar, if not more familiar, than the fear itself.
    Essence, Essence, 25 Feb. 2025
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  • Denver remained his target despite the sting of not being drafted or initially signed by the Broncos.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • This mindset change removes the sting of rejection and increases outreach volume.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025

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“Shoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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