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shotgunned

verb

past tense of shotgun

as in fired (at)

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At the conference on Thursday, police did not name the victims, the shooter, or the bystander who killed him.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
The subsequent airstrike killed him and, according to independent estimates, at least 125 other people.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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The attendees also peppered Talarico with questions about voter ID and the national debt.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Surprising, quirky additions are peppered throughout, such as a small trompe l’oeil ceiling fresco of a conservatory roof, complete with climbing roses and birds.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

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Firefighters battling a blaze that destroyed six homes in south Orange County can expect a bit of reprieve Saturday afternoon as Santa Ana winds begin to die down.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Its owners, a family of three, left for a cruise before the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel destroyed their property.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of destroyed

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Then Jonah Cox blazed down the line while beating out an infield hit.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Tom Marchitelli blazed a unique trail in his rise to suiting mostly NFL superstars as a founder, designer and stylist for custom menswear brand Gentleman’s Playbook.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

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After an alert went out early on Friday, two coastguard boats and a navy helicopter were dispatched to the area and other nearby ships were rerouted.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
People in Crystal Lake are constantly being dispatched in ways that offer the most shredded flesh, spurting blood and oozing viscera possible.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

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