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shoot through

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verb

  1. informal (intr, adverb) to leave; depart

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Taking a step back, I was able to shoot through the ceiling rafters.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

But one structural engineer told me that the greater risk in most facilities is horizontal, not vertical—not that a vehicle would fall through the floor, but that it would shoot through a barrier.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2025

Monika Mitchell was the director for one of them, and she did a location shoot through my house.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

Gage also questioned the officer’s decision to shoot through the fence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

Only for brief moments did the fear shoot through me that an idea this good could be wrong.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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