Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shotgunned
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Firefighters whisper about a gas main as a little girl, Dinah, is carried out of the wreckage—the sole survivor of a blast that killed her mom.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025 -
As various ancient sources recount, after Achilles is killed by Paris, the Greeks resort to deception.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Sharks peppered New York Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin with 29 shots in the first two periods, but were their own worst enemy at times, especially in front of their own net, in a 4-3 loss at UBS Arena.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Oilers effectively peppered the Canucks netminder, landing 37 shots on goal, to just 15 for Vancouver.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Herodotus reasoned that had Helen in fact been within the walls of Troy instead of in Egypt, the Trojans would surely have surrendered her to the Greeks rather than allow their city to be destroyed.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Your homes may have been damaged or destroyed and your communities and towns no longer look the same.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Streetlamps were ignited, and storefront windows blazed with light.—
Robert Wyss,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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But the trail's already been blazed, other companies have cleared the path forward and proven what's possible, and the Aridge team has proven itself capable of getting things built, if not preventing them from banging together.—
Loz Blain
October 16,
New Atlas,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nicholas is dispatched to find the identity of the owner and locate a telephone.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to the Cincinnati Fire Department, 37 firefighters were dispatched to the bridge to attempt to rescue him.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Shotgunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shotgunned. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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