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shotgunned

verb

past tense of shotgun

as in fired (at)

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Two women, ages 50 and 60, were killed and dozens of other people were wounded in a Russian strike on a market in Lozova, in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional military administration.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Samuels was killed just minutes after posting about Wright's abuse on social media.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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The attendees also peppered Talarico with questions about voter ID and the national debt.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Surprising, quirky additions are peppered throughout, such as a small trompe l’oeil ceiling fresco of a conservatory roof, complete with climbing roses and birds.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

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Both the rocket and the camera were destroyed after crashing into the Earth at a speed of about 340 miles per hour.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Cities outside Paris have been hit hard by the unrest, including Limoges where a fire nearly destroyed the 19th-century city hall.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

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The rapper blazed through an eight-song set in 18 minutes, taking only brief pauses to shout out her backing musicians and, at one point, remark on the lack of Maryland crab cakes in her rider.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
Then Jonah Cox blazed down the line while beating out an infield hit.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of blazed

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The Hawks dispatched those goons from Orlando to start the season and have one more road game tonight in Charlotte before Saturday’s home opener.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
For Daughtry, who was dispatched to work the crash by his editor that day, the assignment was one of the most disturbing of his career.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

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