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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Jennifer Coolidge's two-season arc as the star of The White Lotus came to a crushing halt at the end of Season 2, when her character, Tanya, met her demise in a brutal shoot-out.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
An extremely camp shoot-out Drag Race Mexico goes full telenovela in Three Marias, a reference to the three ’90s series starring the iconic Latin pop star and actress Thalía: Maria Mercedes, Maria la del Barrio, and Marimar.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
There’s no doubt that Mexican cartels sow terror – from lifeless bodies hanging with threatening messages from public bridges to car bombs, widespread disappearances, and public shoot-outs.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
Sure enough, someone pulls a gun, and a shoot-out ensues.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
An extremely camp shoot-out Drag Race Mexico goes full telenovela in Three Marias, a reference to the three ’90s series starring the iconic Latin pop star and actress Thalía: Maria Mercedes, Maria la del Barrio, and Marimar.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
There’s no doubt that Mexican cartels sow terror – from lifeless bodies hanging with threatening messages from public bridges to car bombs, widespread disappearances, and public shoot-outs.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
Sure enough, someone pulls a gun, and a shoot-out ensues.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Shoot-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot-out. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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