Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shotgunned
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Antifa supporters were involved in the Black Lives Matter protests that surged in 2020 after then-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd during an arrest on May 25 of that year.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Strikes have leveled high-rise buildings across the city and killed dozens in recent days as the Israeli military prepared to move in on the ground.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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But now, as Frazier advanced, Ali peppered his face with starch-stiff jabs and two-punch counters.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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The first-year player peppered him with questions, while also asking for advice after his first game at Arrowhead Stadium.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The tall, steep mountains that rise to 6,000 feet in elevation in the Grandfather District saw triple digit winds and some of the heaviest rainfall of the storm with hundreds of miles of trail and road destroyed.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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Alshon cruised past Johnson 3,7 in a surprise, while Garnett destroyed Haworth 4,1 to set up a very solid final.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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From up in the rafters, a single spotlight coldly blazed.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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In part, James and Elizabeth Murdoch, who blazed their own separate trails in the media business, had concerns about Fox News and the close affiliation of the news network with the family.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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He was scheduled to start Wednesday night for Salt Lake but was scratched and dispatched to Milwaukee when Soriano was injured.—
Andrew Wagner,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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That is, dispatched across the Atlantic.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Shotgunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shotgunned. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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