trapshooters

plural of trapshooter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trapshooters
Noun
  • After all, Thompson is one of the best three-point shooters in NBA history.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Peterson used screen names of mass shooters, including the name of the gunman who killed students at Sandy Hook Elementary School and the man who killed movie-goers in Aurora, Colorado.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Assassin is a real-life game played around the world, with NERF guns or water pistols most commonly used as the assassination method.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The United States is currently managing to get significant amounts of crude oil (if not refined product) through the strait, but only by providing costly military protection to tankers that slip past Iran’s guns with their transponders off.
    — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The need for an outdoor gun range is urgent, according to multiple city officials, marksmen and developers the Idaho Statesman spoke with.
    — Noah Daly August 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In Idaho, executions will be carried out at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution by three volunteer police marksmen whose identities will be kept confidential.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Officials have considered mass sterilization or hiring sharpshooters, but those options are wildly expensive.
    — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Leo took a pilgrimage to those ruins Tuesday, arriving during a rainstorm with sharpshooters covering the ancient flagstones and colonnades.
    — Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Trapshooters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trapshooters. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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