noun
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shot fired from a gun
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gunshot wounds
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the range of a gun
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the shooting of a gun
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Etymology
Origin of gunshot
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; gun 1, shot 1
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The Magen David Adom said one of the victims was a man in his 20s in "very serious condition" with gunshot wounds.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff has survived a shooting in Mumbai and has not sustained any gunshot wounds, according to Indian police who are investigating the incident.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The company’s catalog includes license plate readers, gunshot detectors and automated drones, with plans to expand into even more massive people-tracking software.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
McDonnell pointed to an 8% reduction in the number of gunshot victims citywide, a decline he attributed to a significant increase in the number of guns seized by police.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
Mama jumped as if it had been a gunshot.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
She said she had heard what sounded like "gunshots" and an air ambulance had circled above.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
In May of the same year, gunshots were fired outside the Israeli embassy, which prompted Sweden to boost security around Israeli interests and Jewish community institutions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Three days after gunshots brought the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner to a premature end, the verdict—at least among the commentariat—is in: The Secret Service blew it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Top forest official Gunadeep Das told Times of India newspaper that the tiger had died from sharp wounds and not gunshots.
From BBC ● May 23, 2025
The woods were quiet, no gunshots, the morning air cool, the rising hills misty, and the only people we saw were a few more refugees going the opposite way.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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