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shoot through

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verb

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

We speed past hills and shoot through the tunnel that launches us back into the city.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

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