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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
Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
One officer was shot in the head while the other was shot in the face, the radio station reported.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
The shoot brought together a company that included Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Suzanne Pleshette and a large supporting crew, all working under Hitchcock’s typically meticulous direction.
—Tony Lee Moral, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
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Doncic playfully slapped Maxi Kleber on the back of the head when Kleber was shooting during a Game 4 timeout.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
One officer was shot in the head while the other was shot in the face, the radio station reported.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
With hindsight perhaps softening memories of sunstroke, cast members and a number of below-the-line crew now fairly rhapsodize about the uniqueness of the shoot.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
The shoot brought together a company that included Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Suzanne Pleshette and a large supporting crew, all working under Hitchcock’s typically meticulous direction.
—Tony Lee Moral, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoot
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The victim, who has not been identified, suffered severe crushing injuries to his lower limbs after becoming trapped in a lifting system, local fire authorities told Reuters, citing eyewitness accounts.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Additional details shared via Reuters claimed the worker’s lower limbs were crushed in the collapse.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
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Mary Jannotta sliced meat and cheese behind deli counters at Acme and Pathmark supermarkets in the Philadelphia suburbs for decades, developing aches that came with working on her feet.—
Craig R. McCoy,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Growing up, Curp wrestled with fatigue and aches, not only on her skin, but also in her joints.—
Xitlalic Montelongo,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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The addition of Brussels sprouts and bacon make this green bean medley a real side dish winner.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
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There’s a tool that eliminates the need to bend or kneel to pull up weeds, and effectively removes the entire sprout according to shoppers, preventing the same plant from popping back up all summer.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Nick Offerman had the DGA Theater in stitches during Deadline’s Contenders TV panel for Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles.—
Amanda Champagne-Meadows,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
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Clayton Peavey, 31, used a concrete brick to attack a Chick-fil-A employee in March, leaving her with several gashes on her head and requiring stitches.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
24 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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Two boys tussling over a bladder in a three-foot-high canvas painted by Joseph Wright of Derby in the late 1760s snarl up in a whirlpool of pain, each twisting the other’s right ear.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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After eating too many, my mouth burned in pain.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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That process helps encourage gentle cell turnover without irritation, while both pomegranate and pear ferments bring a soft, enzyme-like exfoliation to the mix, giving you that smoother, glowier look—just without the tingle.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Apr. 2026
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O’Neal wrote about delinquents – characters whose exploits, their power, induced a creeping tingle on the back of your neck.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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And even if the war ends soon, economists say Americans are likely to feel the financial sting for months.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The International Energy Agency head told CNBC last week that Europe could feel the sting of jet fuel shortages in as few as six weeks.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Shoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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