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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
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Some of the prisoners shot and killed two guards with an automatic pistol.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
Andrew Greif, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
Sometimes the easiest way to get news out of your mom is to set up a multi-camera shoot and ask the important questions on camera.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Ware, who replaced Jovic in the starting lineup, finished his first start of the season with 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field, 1-of-1 shooting on threes and 2-of-2 shooting from the foul line, eight rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 23 minutes.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Some of the prisoners shot and killed two guards with an automatic pistol.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shoots against Minnesota Timberwolves guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker on May 26 in Minneapolis.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
Sometimes the easiest way to get news out of your mom is to set up a multi-camera shoot and ask the important questions on camera.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
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Dominik Szoboszlai, who was asked to play deeper alongside Jones, capped a sensational display by firing home their fifth goal from 20 yards out after Cody Gakpo had netted for the third successive game.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The 23-year-old came into the league as the consensus top pick in last year’s draft but struggled as a rookie, in a season which saw the Bears fire their head coach Matt Eberflus following a disastrous Thanksgiving Day loss.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Democrats have blasted the move.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
27 Oct. 2025
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Hurricanes hovering over the island while continuously dumping rain and blasting Category 4 or 5 winds, however, are a different brand.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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But Netflix is also trying to sign influencers, and telling thousands of prospective partners that the company admires the tech currently gunning for their jobs doesn’t seem likely to play well either.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Homidi has been gunning to get into Selfridges for three years.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Alaska is the fifth largest US airline and flies 44 million passengers each year to 120 destinations in five countries, accoring to its website.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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As a defender in the English Premier League for 12 years, Higginbotham rarely had to fly.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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For Hilfiger’s holiday campaign, Jisoo was photographed by Yoon Ji Yong and styled by Choi Ja Young.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Venezuela’s defense minister, Vladimir Padrino, has been photographed several times with the launchers in Caracas.—
Germán Padinger,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Here, The Athletic casts an eye over the key performers to spot any future stars.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The new product casts OpenAI as a contender in this generation’s brewing browser wars.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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That mute minute in an otherwise ever-bobbing, ever-shouting crowd (a portion of which camped outside the Spectrum Center) was a testament to Eilish’s ability to hold her own on a stage that — other than the occasional burst of fire and blitzing lights — had little frill.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Climate was barely mentioned, though scientists have been studying and shouting about its relevance in worsening wildfires for years.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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It can be sprinkled on infested carpet to quickly exterminate any present carpet beetles, then vacuumed up after two hours.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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Kevin O’Connell will no doubt endeavor to get McCarthy off to a strong scripted start, and the Minnesota game plan from there should be centered around easy completions with the occasional big-time throw sprinkled in.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Shoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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