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as in launching
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
BB guns shoot small round metal pellets
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as in blasting
to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force
soldiers train extensively to learn to shoot accurately and quickly
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as in drilling
to strike with a missile from a gun
hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season
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as in travelling
to proceed or move quickly
some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope
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5
as in photographing
to take a photograph of
shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted
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as in casting
to throw or give off
suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks
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as in shouting
to voice one's opinions freely with force
you've been wanting to say something since this meeting started, so shoot
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8
as in sprinkling
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
hazel eyes that were brown shot with green
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as in sending
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Data compiled by The Arizona Republic finds there have been 13 fatal shootings, including these two most recent ones, by Phoenix police in 2024.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The shooting remained under investigation Friday, police said.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Three people were wounded in a shooting in North Little Rock on Friday afternoon, a police news release states.
—Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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The incident was the latest mass shooting in the United States.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Data compiled by The Arizona Republic finds there have been 13 fatal shootings, including these two most recent ones, by Phoenix police in 2024.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The shooting remained under investigation Friday, police said.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Three people were wounded in a shooting in North Little Rock on Friday afternoon, a police news release states.
—Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Adra’s filming begins in 2019 and stretches until 2023, chronicling the Israeli government’s attempt to evict the villagers by force, having claimed the land for a military training facility and firing range in 1981.Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Yes, but: These firings look justified, Domenique Camacho Moran, an employment attorney tells Axios.Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.Hisham Matar, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
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Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
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The sketch seemed to be SNL’s attempt to balance the cold open’s levity with a more biting tone about the wearying stakes of deciding the nation’s leadership.Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Will Ari craft a biting lyric finally addressing it?Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Some of the most piercing instances in Emilia’s journey rely on Audiard’s penchant for indelible imagery.Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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On a separate platform to the right of the action, three male chanters sit in a neat row, next to men playing the shamisen, a stringed instrument with a raw and piercing tone which is often used in vocal accompaniment.Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shooting. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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