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Recent Examples of shotgun
Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 3 June 2021
Lunch and registration begin at 11 a.m., with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start.
—Post-Tribune, 7 July 2017
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Authorities also found a shotgun on the floor with one spent shell casing nearby.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
In 2019, in non-shotgun formations, Jackson had 19 drop-backs and combined with Ravens running backs for 27 carries, according to Sports Info Solutions.
—Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 3 June 2021
Lunch and registration begin at 11 a.m., with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start.
—Post-Tribune, 7 July 2017
Noun
Law enforcement searched Eskridge’s residence on Saturday and recovered rifles, a shotgun, a pistol and other tactical gear, according to the DOJ.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Authorities also found a shotgun on the floor with one spent shell casing nearby.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Verb
Westman had decorated the assault rifle and shotgun with hate speech in ways that aligned with the dark underbelly of alt-right meme culture that regularly disparages people of color, Jewish people, the LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shotgun
Adjective
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And while towns in Clay, Platte and Johnson Counties have seen steady — if limited — growth, the bureau found, population figures in eastern Jackson County have been somewhat more scattershot.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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Some hospitals have started to run their own numbers, but the effort is scattershot.—
Duaa Eldeib,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Independence without muskets and mortars, hurrah!—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Pumphrey was felled there by a British musket ball, his body left to lie in a shallow grave in South Carolina.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Verb
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Armed guards patrolled federal buildings; machine-gun-toting snipers perched on rooftops.—
Sarita Gupta,
Time,
2 June 2026
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As seen in a recent action in Kupiansk, machine-gun robots can provide suppressive fire so the others can get through.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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In a joint statement posted to Facebook on Tuesday, the Defiance County Sheriff's Office and the Defiance County Prosecutor's Office said the boy died in an accidental shooting on Saturday.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Lineage Logistics has previously been accused of failing to comply with safety regulations to prevent the accidental release of anhydrous ammonia.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Noun
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During that encounter, the officer discharged their firearm, striking the subject.—
CBS News Miami Digital Team,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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By deed restriction, the forest is a game preserve and no firearms are allowed, according to DEEP.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
Adjective
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There’s a growing movement to bring back small rituals, like lighting candles, using cloth napkins, pulling out the good china on a random weeknight, and saying a toast before the first bite.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Candles, cloth napkins, the good china on a random Wednesday, a quick toast before the first bite.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
Noun
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With feverish speed and characteristic blunderbuss, President Donald Trump has given the federal government – and himself – unprecedented control over private economic decisions.—
Matthew Mitchell,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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Trump would also stop treating the Europeans as enemies with his blunderbuss tariffs.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Only a few minutes earlier, Abulaila endured an inadvertent slap to his throat by Arnautovic on a pass into the box.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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However, after Monday's inadvertent alarm, the office is looking at that policy.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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“Shotgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shotgun. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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