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as in to gun
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 to fly
to proceed or move quickly
some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope
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as in to photograph
to take a photograph of
shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted
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as in to cast
to throw or give off
suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks
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as in to shout
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 to sprinkle
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
hazel eyes that were brown shot with green
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as in to send
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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as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
there'd be a shoot of pain from that molar whenever I bit down
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Recent Examples of shoot
Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
Sony is moving fast on Resident Evil and a summer shoot in Europe is being planned.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
In 2008, Banks welcomed King to join the competition in pursuit of a modeling contract worth $100,000, after King impressed the supermodel with her poses as an extra during a separate ANTM shoot centered around homelessness on cycle 10 one year prior.
—EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
When photos of our March cover shoot with Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo came out, we were instantly hung up on her dazzling, nay, McDreamy ring stack.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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The ambitious shoot took place over five years and 180 expeditions.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
Sony is moving fast on Resident Evil and a summer shoot in Europe is being planned.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
In 2008, Banks welcomed King to join the competition in pursuit of a modeling contract worth $100,000, after King impressed the supermodel with her poses as an extra during a separate ANTM shoot centered around homelessness on cycle 10 one year prior.
—EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
When photos of our March cover shoot with Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo came out, we were instantly hung up on her dazzling, nay, McDreamy ring stack.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoot
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The person calling claimed a friend had fired shots at a Black adult female at 7:05 p.m., and that two suspects were at the location wearing all black.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Three years into Shero’s second GM act with the New Jersey Devils, which started in May 2015, Fitzgerald was a finalist for the Wild’s opening after Fletcher was fired, going through two rounds of interviews before ultimately not getting the job.—
Rob Rossi,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Continue reading … Click here for more cartoons… MEDIA 'SHAMELESS OPPORTUNIST' – Ex-MSNBC host blasts Bill Maher over Trump dinner.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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In his post on Truth Social, Trump blasted the media for covering the Friday guidance as a softening in his position on China.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
13 Apr. 2025
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Don’t think the Arizona Diamondbacks aren’t also gunning for the Dodgers.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Thanks to the editors for giving us two very compelling packages, the first of Erika, Kyle, Dorit, and Lisa Rinna (catching strays long after her departure) gunning for Sutton and another of the things Sutton has done that maybe motivated the women to treat her like that.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2025
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Since Trump came to office on Jan. 20, his administration has flown more than 200 people from the U.S. to El Salvador to be imprisoned in CECOT.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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Six women will fly to space on the Blue Origin Rocket: former television anchor and fiancée of Jeff Bezos Lauren Sánchez, CBS journalist Gayle King, singer Katy Perry, civil rights activist and scientist Amanda Nguyen, movie producer Kerianna Flynn, and aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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Taking inspiration from Richard Avedon’s Performance, Mark Seliger set out to photograph them as they, quite literally, performed — many for the first time in decades.—
Paula Aceves,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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The spring 2025 issue has Gwyneth Paltrow on the cover interviewed by the curator Klaus Biesenbach and photographed by Brianna Capozzi.—
Marisa Meltzer,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The eight-episode project also has been quietly casting, with relative newcomer Summer H. Howell (Hunter Hunter) in negotiations for the title character, Carrie White, and Siena Agudong (Resident Evil) set as her nemesis, Sue Snell.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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In Grand Junction, the new regime cast a fresh eye on the rare fish.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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By the time the chorus rolled around, the commuters were in full voice, shouting along (and filming the whole thing for posterity), as Fallon banged on a tambourine.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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Others recalled him having stand-up rows, shouting, swearing, and jabbing his finger in the direction of co-workers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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Push the button and voila – exactly the right flavorings are sprinkled down into your recipe.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2025
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Not exactly despair, but resignation set in, as though sheltering in the basement and sprinkling the children with holy water were to be the accommodating ministrations.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Shoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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