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Recent Examples of trapshooter
Nor would a trapshooter toe the line with eye and ear protection tucked in their vest.
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Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2020
Last year’s inductees were Olympic medal-winning trapshooter Corey Cogdell, Major League Baseball pitcher Chad Bentz, the Alaska Run for Women and Kodiak’s 2001 state basketball championship team.
—Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2019
Gene was a gunsmith, a lifetime member of the NRA, and a champion trapshooter.
—orlandosentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2019
Such bunkers are rare in the United States, said Curtis Lynn, an Anchorage trapshooter whose daughter, Abbigail, is teammates with Davey on the Birchwood Bears youth team.
—Beth Bragg, Alaska Dispatch News, 26 Oct. 2017
Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2020
Last year’s inductees were Olympic medal-winning trapshooter Corey Cogdell, Major League Baseball pitcher Chad Bentz, the Alaska Run for Women and Kodiak’s 2001 state basketball championship team.
—Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2019
Gene was a gunsmith, a lifetime member of the NRA, and a champion trapshooter.
—orlandosentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2019
Such bunkers are rare in the United States, said Curtis Lynn, an Anchorage trapshooter whose daughter, Abbigail, is teammates with Davey on the Birchwood Bears youth team.
—Beth Bragg, Alaska Dispatch News, 26 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trapshooter
Noun
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Learning to identify a building or diminishing wind is a skill that separates expert marksmen from the rest of the pack.—
John B. Snow,
Outdoor Life,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Mountaineers scored 86 points despite KU holding their best 3-point marksmen, Honor Huff and Treysen Eaglestaff, to 6-of-16 shooting beyond the arc.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Fudd missed a seventh 3-pointer — 11 in a row including her 0-for-4 performance Monday against Notre Dame — to start the second, but the Huskies’ sharpshooter wasn’t shaken and finally knocked down her first shot from deep 90 seconds after Strong connected.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2026
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After a timeout, the Tigers drew up a look for sharpshooter Jacob Crews, the Southeastern Conference’s 3-point leader, who drained it to give Mizzou a 72-71 lead with 18 seconds left.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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After stepping away from agents, what appears to be a gun is visible in his waistband.—
Greg Wehner , Matt Finn,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Agency personnel began firing about five seconds after the agent yelled about Pretti’s gun, the report notes.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Prince Harry — who did two tours of duty in Afghanistan as an Army Air Corps co-pilot gunner — also responded to Trump, while not referring to the president by name.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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During his time in Iraq, Ross was a machine gunner on a combat logistical patrol team, court documents show.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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He was shot by a Taliban sniper, sustaining a gunshot wound to his left leg that shattered his femur and another to his right arm that caused severe trauma to his bicep.—
Stephanie Ogilvie,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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He was shot and killed by a sniper, according to Suarez.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Trapshooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trapshooter. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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