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as in guns
a person skilled in shooting at a target
there were eight shooters taking turns at the same target in the final competition
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as in photographers
one who takes photographs
he's one of the best shooters of wildlife in all of professional photography
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Into a rivalry that once saw Bruins guard Bryce Alford, one of the nation’s leading free-throw shooters, miss a late foul shot in a loss and UCLA come back from nine points down in the final 51 seconds to win came more unusual things Sunday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Team Fortress 2 Most hero shooters of today all take inspiration from Team Fortress 2, a game that's still running seventeen years strong.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
The Pistons took advantage of a Knicks team lacking an interior presence, getting into the paint with ease, only to spray out to three-point shooters who made 18 of their 36 attempts from deep at The Garden on Saturday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
The test came back and revealed the Warriors didn’t have enough shooters, nor enough playmakers to handle Minnesota’s dogged ball pressure.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
Everything from the art direction to gameplay to the menus is stellar, and in a landscape of dead multiplayer shooters, this feels like this is really going to make a mark.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The two Oakland shootings did not result in any fatalities or injuries, but both involved multiple shooters and dozens of rounds fired.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
Defensive rotations to Cleveland’s shooters improved dramatically.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2024
Austin Reaves, one of the Lakers’ best shooters, missed two earlier in crunch time.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Team Fortress 2 Most hero shooters of today all take inspiration from Team Fortress 2, a game that's still running seventeen years strong.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
The Pistons took advantage of a Knicks team lacking an interior presence, getting into the paint with ease, only to spray out to three-point shooters who made 18 of their 36 attempts from deep at The Garden on Saturday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
The test came back and revealed the Warriors didn’t have enough shooters, nor enough playmakers to handle Minnesota’s dogged ball pressure.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
Everything from the art direction to gameplay to the menus is stellar, and in a landscape of dead multiplayer shooters, this feels like this is really going to make a mark.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The two Oakland shootings did not result in any fatalities or injuries, but both involved multiple shooters and dozens of rounds fired.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
Defensive rotations to Cleveland’s shooters improved dramatically.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2024
Austin Reaves, one of the Lakers’ best shooters, missed two earlier in crunch time.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Shooters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shooters. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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