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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 snipers
Boyes was one of two SWAT team snipers on-hand.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The result is the most security-intensive Academy Awards in memory — a fortress of concentric rings, AI surveillance, FBI intelligence gathering and rooftop snipers wrapped around Hollywood’s biggest night.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
And Los Angeles Police Department SWAT, bomb squad and snipers will be in the area, law enforcement sources told The Times.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Suzuki is having a Selke-caliber campaign, and Caufield, on pace for 46 goals, is one of the best snipers in the sport.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Defense Ministry spokesman Enayatulah Khowarazmi said that Afghan forces had launched counterattacks with snipers across the border from Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost and Kandahar provinces overnight.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2026
The night passed with no sign of the snipers who had sown terror from rooftops in January, or the heavy machine guns firing from the bed of pickup trucks.
—Kay Armin Serjoie, Time, 1 Mar. 2026
Defense Ministry spokesman Enayatulah Khowarazmi said Afghan forces had launched counterattacks with snipers across the border from Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost and Kandahar provinces overnight.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
We should be asked how our youth retain the impulse to be free when trigger-happy Israeli soldiers and snipers are ordered to kill unarmed children demanding their human rights.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The result is the most security-intensive Academy Awards in memory — a fortress of concentric rings, AI surveillance, FBI intelligence gathering and rooftop snipers wrapped around Hollywood’s biggest night.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
And Los Angeles Police Department SWAT, bomb squad and snipers will be in the area, law enforcement sources told The Times.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Suzuki is having a Selke-caliber campaign, and Caufield, on pace for 46 goals, is one of the best snipers in the sport.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Defense Ministry spokesman Enayatulah Khowarazmi said that Afghan forces had launched counterattacks with snipers across the border from Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost and Kandahar provinces overnight.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2026
The night passed with no sign of the snipers who had sown terror from rooftops in January, or the heavy machine guns firing from the bed of pickup trucks.
—Kay Armin Serjoie, Time, 1 Mar. 2026
Defense Ministry spokesman Enayatulah Khowarazmi said Afghan forces had launched counterattacks with snipers across the border from Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost and Kandahar provinces overnight.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
We should be asked how our youth retain the impulse to be free when trigger-happy Israeli soldiers and snipers are ordered to kill unarmed children demanding their human rights.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snipers
Noun
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Prosecutors said 15 guns were fired and 145 pieces of ballistic evidence were recovered from the shooting.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The third-year head coach then stuck to his guns.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Fighting Illini are one of the best offensive teams in the country, with sharpshooters all over the floor, but so far that hasn't come to fruition.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 Apr. 2026
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In April 2024, the CIC advocated using helicopters flying low with sharpshooters to take out the deer.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Snipers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snipers. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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