shoot-out
noun
1
: a battle fought with handguns or rifles
2
: something resembling a shoot-out
broadly
: showdown
3
: a shooting competition in overtime that is used to determine the winner of a game (as in soccer or hockey) tied at the end of regular play
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The suspect was killed days later in a shoot-out with police in Milan.
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NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Scorers in the shoot-out included Jack Byrne, who starred for Manchester City Under-18s but never reached the Premier League, and Gary O’Neill, who had been at Wolves, Port Vale, Southport and Hereford before returning to Ireland.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
After a shoot-out with Mexican authorities in 2003, Cardenas Guillen, whose brothers were also involved in the Gulf Cartel, was jailed before his extradition to the U.S. in 2007.
—Dan Gooding, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Hit PLAY on the video above for your first look at The Oval Season 6, then drop a comment with your predictions for the big shoot-out below.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 28 Nov. 2024
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NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Scorers in the shoot-out included Jack Byrne, who starred for Manchester City Under-18s but never reached the Premier League, and Gary O’Neill, who had been at Wolves, Port Vale, Southport and Hereford before returning to Ireland.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
After a shoot-out with Mexican authorities in 2003, Cardenas Guillen, whose brothers were also involved in the Gulf Cartel, was jailed before his extradition to the U.S. in 2007.
—Dan Gooding, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Hit PLAY on the video above for your first look at The Oval Season 6, then drop a comment with your predictions for the big shoot-out below.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Shoot-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot-out. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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