SHOT AT Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

shot at

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variants or shot for

past tense of shoot at

as in tried

to make an effort to do Let's shoot at a 6:30 arrival.

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Recent Examples of shot at After the altercation, the suspects followed the victims onto the freeway and shot at their vehicle, hitting a passenger in the leg, the CHP said. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Five people are dead after they were found shot at a home in South Georgia, according to law enforcement. — Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026 When Coppola came to film her daughter (who actually shot at the Palace of Versailles), Sofia remembered the documentarian immediately switching into filmmaker mode. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 The teen who was fatally shot at a south Fort Worth apartment complex Wednesday evening was planning to graduate from high school in May. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 Outrage was sparked again this year after reports that someone (or possibly multiple people) had shot at least half a dozen donkeys with arrows in a series of unsolved attacks. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 The original 80-minute doc, which was shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv and explores the killings of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, features revelatory interviews with 24 Israeli military intelligence officers and soldiers. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 It’s supported and backed by Sam Dyson and Distiller Music and was shot at Distillery II studio near Bristol. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 Richards played Kelly Van Ryan, a spoiled cheerleader who attends Blue Bay High School, shot at Ransom Everglades in Coconut Grove. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

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