Thesaurus results for SHOOTERS

shooters

noun

plural of shooter

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a person skilled in shooting at a target there were eight shooters taking turns at the same target in the final competition

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one who takes photographs he's one of the best shooters of wildlife in all of professional photography

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Recent Examples of shooters McBride has been one of the league’s top 3-point shooters over the last three seasons and is a solid on-ball defender. — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The company hopes to expand the variety of content in the future to include first-person shooters and comic books, while eventually open-sourcing the RUN platform. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 Law enforcement arrived within two minutes, officials said, before engaging the two shooters and arresting them. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 On trial alongside Banks are David Lindsey, one of the alleged shooters, and Deondre Wilson. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Thompson joined Dallas in a sign-and-trade with Golden State, giving the Mavericks one of the league’s all-time great 3-point shooters to complement Doncic and another high-scoring guard in Kyrie Irving. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 In officially agreeing to join the Miami Heat on Sunday, Klay Thompson — one of the most accomplished shooters in NBA history — joins a long list of NBA stars who have chosen to spend the autumn of their careers in South Florida. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026 At a glance, the Versa looks like the compact vlogging cameras that creators already clip to their bags, sitting in the same territory as gimbal shooters like DJI's Osmo Pocket 4. — New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026 Police are seeking additional people who fired weapons during a shooting at Virginia State University that wounded five, as investigators work to determine whether the other shooters were aggressors or acting in self-defense. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Everything breaks, guns go off, an illusionist loses his clothes and jumps fully nude into the crowd — all within the first five minutes.

— Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
As chief of acute care surgery, Firas Madbak sees firsthand the toll exacted by guns.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Advertisement Parton poses for press photographers at a Tokyo press conference ahead of a Japan tour, July 23, 1979.

— Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
The Star-Telegram is the only media outlet that covers TCU athletics on a full-time basis, including photographers and columnists.

— Jim Barnes August 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

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The need for an outdoor gun range is urgent, according to multiple city officials, marksmen and developers the Idaho Statesman spoke with.

— Noah Daly August 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2026
In Idaho, executions will be carried out at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution by three volunteer police marksmen whose identities will be kept confidential.

— Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 1 July 2026

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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.

— Los Angeles Times, 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

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Many of the town’s exterior shots were filmed along White Wharf and the fishing village of Bearskin Neck, a peninsula that served as military barracks during the War of 1812 and is now lined with local shops and restaurants.

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Parton wrote the movie’s infectious theme song — which earned her the first of two Oscar nominations — while on the set between shots.

— Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of shots

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This aims to remove any hiding place and expose Palestinians to fire from military snipers or from armed quadcopter drones that patrol the dune landscape.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Explosive drones and snipers According to the charging documents, the group allegedly planned to fly small drones laden with explosives near the UFC event, forcing an evacuation.

— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 July 2026

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