GUNSHOTS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

gunshots

noun

plural of gunshot

as in missiles

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Recent Examples of gunshots Her husband died from multiple gunshots, and the two children died from a single gunshot, the release says. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025 Moments later, a resident’s surveillance system recorded four rapid gunshots followed by three rapid gunshots and a final gunshot. — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Ukraine has hit back at Russia by launching long-range drones and missiles at oil refineries and storage depots.

— SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Russia’s Defense Ministry said the military carried out a massive strike overnight targeting industrial facilities involved in the production and storage of missiles and drones across Ukraine.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of missiles

Noun

The buildings themselves were not empty shells; they were established assets with real tenants.

— Khalifa Aldhaheri, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Others, including a company making electronic fuzes for shells used in Gaza, and another that manufactures parts for Israeli tanks, came after.

— Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of shells

Noun

And some manage the difficult trick of tasting like fall without giving off loads of scented-candle energy.

— Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
PlusAI uses sand to simulate the loads its trailers must carry to support research and development testing, as carrying the material closely mimics real freight conditions.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

Families can learn about slugs, spiders, vultures and more during Creepy Critters Month at the Knoch Knolls Nature Center, 320 Knoch Knolls Road, a park district news release said.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
With the light load of powder that was behind them, these slugs couldn’t possibly have killed the tigress unless an extremely lucky shot had put them into a vital area at very close range.

— Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026

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