as in shoots
to strike with a missile from a gun
traded stories of the Wild West, when outlaws gunned men down in broad daylight and in cold blood
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Verb
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The Suns just kind of slowly dribble up the court and then meander with the ball until either Durant or Devin Booker shoots a jump shot.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025 -
Only one team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, shoots the deep ball with more accuracy than the Knicks this season.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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North Korea's dictator, Kim Jong Un, has become a key source of missiles, artillery and personnel for Russian President Vladimir Putin's war effort against his neighbor—a relationship Washington and Seoul are watching closely.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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In the weeks after Russia launched its full-scale war on Ukraine in February 2022, Dana, a student in Kyiv, dreamed that an artillery shell shot through her apartment window and landed on the bed.—
Mireille Juchau,
The Dial,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Japan’s strict policies about personal weaponry stem from being demilitarized by Allied forces immediately after World War II.—
Kevin Chroust,
Outside Online,
5 Feb. 2025
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By contrast, Netanyahu and Biden have a long and complicated relationship that's hit low points, such as when the former U.S. president threatened to withhold weaponry from Israel if Israel invaded Rafah, a southern Gaza city.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Guns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guns. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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