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a person who shoots at another person from a hidden place
The soldiers were attacked by a sniper.
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Recent Examples of sniper
Agents much now spend 18 months in uniform, down from the previous 24 months, before being eligible to apply to become a counter-sniper.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Counter snipers who missed mandatory weapons training supported 47 of the 426 events (11%) attended by protectees in calendar year 2024, the inspector general found.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Colorful bosses, including the elderly sniper The End and inflamed astronaut The Fury, test your wits and reflexes.
—PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Bill was killed by a sniper while crossing Joseph Goebbels Boulevard in Saarlautern, Germany.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
One boss is a beyond geriatric sniper who can be killed well before the main encounter during various instances or left to die of natural causes by changing the in-game clock a few weeks ahead.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
In contrast to previous coca crop eradication efforts that faced sniper attacks and landmines from other groups, the Comandos now claim to allow substitution programs to proceed.
—Bram Ebus, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
On the same day, Ross and his team also captured a scene demonstrating how the Jackal turns his suitcase into a sniper rifle.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Aside from Rain, other key figures in the books include Delilah, a conflicted Mossad seductress who is both Rain’s lover and his deadliest adversary, and Dox, a wisecracking Texan sniper.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Counter snipers who missed mandatory weapons training supported 47 of the 426 events (11%) attended by protectees in calendar year 2024, the inspector general found.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Colorful bosses, including the elderly sniper The End and inflamed astronaut The Fury, test your wits and reflexes.
—PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Bill was killed by a sniper while crossing Joseph Goebbels Boulevard in Saarlautern, Germany.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
One boss is a beyond geriatric sniper who can be killed well before the main encounter during various instances or left to die of natural causes by changing the in-game clock a few weeks ahead.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
In contrast to previous coca crop eradication efforts that faced sniper attacks and landmines from other groups, the Comandos now claim to allow substitution programs to proceed.
—Bram Ebus, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
On the same day, Ross and his team also captured a scene demonstrating how the Jackal turns his suitcase into a sniper rifle.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Aside from Rain, other key figures in the books include Delilah, a conflicted Mossad seductress who is both Rain’s lover and his deadliest adversary, and Dox, a wisecracking Texan sniper.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniper
Noun
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In a straw purchase, an individual buys a firearm for someone ineligible to purchase or possess guns.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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This particular finding presents a more nuanced framing of gun violence and challenges dominant narratives about Chicago’s violence that have plagued the city’s reputation for decades.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ming was eulogized during the service and more pomp that comes with a traditional law enforcement funeral service was carried out including the folding and presenting of the flag that draped his casket, a 21-gun salute (seven riflemen firing three volleys), and the playing of taps.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
11 Aug. 2025
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All districts were open to riflemen and bowmen alike.—
Ray Alt,
Outdoor Life,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ballentine has experience at gunner, where the Patriots have a void opposite Brenden Schooler.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Some French gunner, now long dead, had lifted it from a crate, shoved it into the breech of a cannon and fired it during that horrible year of 1916.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Dallas Mavericks acquired the sharpshooter in a big deal a season ago, adding Thompson to a roster that once included Luka Doncic.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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At 58, the former NBA sharpshooter is stepping into ESPN’s top booth after only two seasons of calling games, while Burke has been one of the network’s most reliable voices across NBA coverage for over twenty years.—
Jenn Nelson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Sniper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniper. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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