1
as in launching
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
BB guns shoot small round metal pellets
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2
as in blasting
to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force
soldiers train extensively to learn to shoot accurately and quickly
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3
as in drilling
to strike with a missile from a gun
hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season
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4
as in travelling
to proceed or move quickly
some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope
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5
as in photographing
to take a photograph of
shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted
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6
as in casting
to throw or give off
suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks
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7
as in shouting
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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8
as in sprinkling
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
hazel eyes that were brown shot with green
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as in sending
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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Recent Examples of shooting
Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Just two weeks earlier, a mass shooting at a Minnesota Catholic church killed two children and injured 21 others.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Folks like Tom Segura, Tim Dillon and Andrew Schulz have expressed support for the under-fire ABC late-night host, who was suspended by ABC earlier this week for his comments describing Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
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The shooting appears to have occurred while officers were serving a court order, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Just two weeks earlier, a mass shooting at a Minnesota Catholic church killed two children and injured 21 others.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
Renowned photographer Rankin, famed for shooting everyone from Kate Moss to David Bowie and Queen Elizabeth II, will offer visitors the rare chance to have their portrait taken by him on the day.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Folks like Tom Segura, Tim Dillon and Andrew Schulz have expressed support for the under-fire ABC late-night host, who was suspended by ABC earlier this week for his comments describing Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
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They were converted from firing nuclear missiles to conducting conventional land attacks and are armed with up to 154 Tomahawk missiles, each with a range of 1,000 miles.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Dell’s downward-firing speakers, positioned underneath each side of the chassis, project decent sound quality if the laptop rests on a solid surface, not your lap.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Trump has long berated Britain over its plans to stop drilling new domestic oil and gas, which could help power future AI data centers.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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The demo, held at a granite quarry in Marble Falls, Texas, showed the company’s ability to vaporize rock using high-frequency electromagnetic waves, drilling 387 feet (118 meters) into solid granite without any physical contact.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Emily Moncur, a volunteer at the Orange County Animal Care facility in Tustin, had just finished photographing a large dog and was putting it back in its kennel when the animal turned on her.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Jack was primarily interested in photographing and needed to walk only a couple of hundred yards from our car to be away from other people.—
Greg Sullivan,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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Even news that broke yesterday stateside — while unrelated to the central bank and interest rates — were focused on casting an eye to the future rather than immediate developments.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement With so many talented actresses to consider, casting proved a challenge.—
Time,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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What Real Innovators Do Differently The organizations that actually scale don’t waste time shouting about pilots.—
Aditya Vikram Kashyap,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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There's no point in shouting at me about it.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Common methods to combat the odor included washing the shoes and drying them in the sun; using spray deodorant; or sprinkling the shoes with an antibacterial powder.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Under the post that included romantic and silly shots of Neeson sprinkling some popcorn over her head, Joely left a string of red heart emojis in the comments section.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Supporters of the pocket rescission have further pointed out that the law does not forbid the president from sending a rescission message near the very end of the fiscal year.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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People are landing jobs faster after sending fewer applications than earlier this year, according to ZipRecruiter's latest quarterly survey of 1,500 new hires.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.—
Hisham Matar,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2024
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shooting. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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