as in shooter
a person skilled in shooting at a target
the police stationed sharpshooters on rooftops all along the route of the presidential motorcade
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Recent Examples of sharpshooter
There’s another set of sharpshooters making history.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
Wooten joins a transfer class that includes North Carolina sharpshooter Lanie Grant and Stanford freshman forward Lara Somfai.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
There’s also junior Andrej Stojaković, the son of former NBA sharpshooter Peja Stojaković.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Golden State also did not lose All-Star Kayla Thornton, stretch center Iliana Rupert, scoring forward Janelle Salaün and sharpshooter Cecilia Zandalasini to Toronto or Portland.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
Wooten joins a transfer class that includes North Carolina sharpshooter Lanie Grant and Stanford freshman forward Lara Somfai.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
There’s also junior Andrej Stojaković, the son of former NBA sharpshooter Peja Stojaković.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Golden State also did not lose All-Star Kayla Thornton, stretch center Iliana Rupert, scoring forward Janelle Salaün and sharpshooter Cecilia Zandalasini to Toronto or Portland.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpshooter
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Luke Kennard came their way at the trade deadline, when the Lakers sent Gabe Vincent and a 2032 second-round pick to Atlanta for the 29-year-old marksman, who is earning $11 million this season and will be a free agent this summer.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Mbappé is the league leading marksman again this season with 23, two more than Vedad Muriqi of Mallorca.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Allen has been charged not only with attempting to assassinate a president, but also with transporting a gun and ammunition to commit a felony and firing a gun during a violent crime.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Months earlier, the shooter had extensive conversations with ChatGPT discussing scenarios involving gun violence, the lawsuits allege.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Sharpshooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpshooter. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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