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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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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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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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Recent Examples of shooting
Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
Cilento also noted that the shooting happened the morning of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
In the publication’s cover story featuring the four women, it is revealed that Gomez had been right next door at a nearby studio shooting a campaign for her beauty business.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In the wake of the shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 that left 17 dead, the Florida Legislature required public schools to have police officers or armed guardians on their campuses.
—Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
Cilento also noted that the shooting happened the morning of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
Learn More › The pinnacle of waterfowl hunting is not about shooting a bunch of limits.
—Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
In the publication’s cover story featuring the four women, it is revealed that Gomez had been right next door at a nearby studio shooting a campaign for her beauty business.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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In today’s always-on, highly connected world in which platforms like LinkedIn and Glassdoor have weight with prospective employees and even clients, leaders must be mindful not to damage their reputation with what could be perceived as unfair or shady firing practices.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Damon Wayans, frustrated by his experience on the show, effectively forced his own firing after going off script during a sketch.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 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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Starr also recently let some casting news slip.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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The way Trust Exercise flips these events in the novel’s second half, casting them in an entirely different light, is an emotionally unsettling experience that opens up provocative questions about ethics, intimacy, and authorship.Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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These tools can assist in tasks such as sending thank you emails, providing personalized donation receipts and sharing impact stories that keep donors connected to your cause.Raviraj Hegde, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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This can mean sending a text or email to select customers on Small Business Saturday with special offers and incentives to shop at your store on the day.Michael Benedek, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Stuffed geese start popping up in every storefront.John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Gracie's video cuts to pictures of the dog popping its head through a wall after chewing through it in order to be closer to her.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Another image, taken by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite, shows the heat signature radiating from the Reykjanes Peninsula around five hours after the eruption began—shining brighter even than the nearby capital city of Reykjavík.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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My generation was inspired by the revolutionary fervor radiating out of Iran that called for our people to take up arms against Israel and the West.Sheikh Abbas Al-Jawhari, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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There will be no follow-up to his triumphant, transporting January couture, a fashion show that captured the world’s attention like absolutely no other.Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Add magnesium Magnesium is essential for properly metabolizing vitamin D and transporting it in the blood.Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Subramanian rejected the idea Combs be kept under house arrest at a home with a boat dock in Miami but seemed open to potentially releasing him to confinement with around-the-clock security at a three-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Baker has been touring and releasing music solo since Boygenius went on a hiatus after announcing their final show in February.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shooting. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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